Given the complaint made by several citizens and local media, about the alleged murder of a jaguar in the south of La Guajira, the competent authorities initiated the respective investigations to establish the veracity of this fact.

In this sense, Corpoguajira, the National Police (through the Ecological Protection Group), territorial entities and environmental groups, began a tour of the municipalities of El Molino, Villanueva and the Jagua del Pilar, to develop inquiries with rural communities about this case.

Samuel Lanao Robles, General Manager Corpoguajira, He explained that the entity requested the National Police to advance the investigations that may take place and take the appropriate actions..
In addition, He specified that there is a latent conflict due to the lack of knowledge of the value that this species has for the balance of the ecosystem, "For this reason, from the Corporation we have implemented actions for its conservation and educational campaigns to inform those who may encounter the animal, about the measures they should take and what they should not do”, concluded.

Lanao Robles, also indicated that this feline, listed as the largest in America, inhabits the tropical dry forests of La Guajira, especially in conservation areas declared by the environmental authority; "We reiterate that people who attack the Jaguar or any other species of our biodiversity, will face a sanctioning process, in accordance with the country's environmental regulations., added.

According to the law 2111 of 2021, Illegal hunting is punished with penalties of van de los 16 to the 54 months in prison and with fines of 33 a 937 current monthly legal minimum wages.

The Jaguar or Panthera onca, It is considered an umbrella species whose proper conservation contributes to the maintenance and protection of ecosystems and biodiversity.. It is currently in the "near threatened" category., by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due to causes such as poaching and deforestation, which considerably reduces the forests where it lives.

By last, Corpoguajira called on the entire community to support the programs and actions carried out to conserve the species of wildlife present in the territory and to report any environmental violation of the green lines. 3116533704, 3116865392 the 318 5858383