The Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) reported this Wednesday (22) that it has identified the woman responsible for recording and sharing a video in which she appears torturing and killing a mountain lion. In addition to her, two other people who were at the scene will be held responsible for the crimes committed.
In the footage that went viral in recent weeks, it is possible to see the woman, armed with a shotgun, shooting a mountain lion that was high up in a tree. When the animal falls to the ground, four dogs that accompanied the shooter begin to attack the animal, which tries to defend itself, but ends up dying.
In a statement, Ibama informed that those responsible for the death of the puma and the release of the video will be charged with possession of a firearm; mistreatment of the dogs that were with her; and mistreatment and death of the jaguar.
Furthermore, those responsible for the crime will be fined for mistreatment in amounts ranging from R$500 to R$3,000 for each animal involved, in addition to a fine of R$5,000 for killing the jaguar.
According to data from the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), the puma is a vulnerable species, classified as “near threatened” in Brazil as a whole. The projected population decline of this species indicates a future risk of extinction.
Change in law
In 2022, federal deputy Ricardo Izar (Republicanos-SP) presented a bill to increase the penalty for hunting and killing Brazilian felines to three to five years of imprisonment. The project, however, is stuck in the Legislature.
In justifying the project, the parliamentarian states that “the low penalty provided, six months to one year, implies a crime with less offensive potential and has not been enough to deter criminals from massacring these animals”.
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This content was originally published in Ibama identifies and fines woman who tortured and killed a mountain lion on the CNN Brasil website.
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