Sao Paulo's Pumas Under Attack as 'Stone Jungle' Threatens Rainforest
- Urbanization is threatening pumas in Sao Paulo, as apartment blocks and shopping centers dominate their wild cat sanctuary.
- Pumas are losing their natural habitat and are forced to approach human settlements for food, leading to potential conflicts.
- The situation is critical, as urbanization could result in the extinction of several animal species in Sao Paulo.
- Pumas serve as bioindicators, meaning their disappearance signals severe environmental degradation.
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Sao Paulo's pumas under attack as 'stone jungle' threatens rainforest
Apartment blocks and shopping centers sprout like mushrooms around a wild cat sanctuary that shelters pumas recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of mankind in Brazil's Sao Paolo state.
In the state of São Paulo, a shelter tries to save pumas and jaguars, whose natural habitat disappears under the concrete. In the heart of a forest fragmented by urban expansion, a wounded puma receives urgent care in a rehabilitation center. This male, called Barreiro, was discovered trapped in a peripheral neighborhood, symbol of encroachment [...] Read more In Brazil, wild felines struggle to survive in the face of galloping urbanization appe…
Sao Paulo’s pumas under attack as ‘stone jungle’ threatens rainforest
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The flesh is alive after suffering a deep cut at the hip, a puma, anaesthetized on a stretcher, is treated by veterinarians of the Brazilian association Mata Ciliar.This five-year-old male was named Barreiro, from the name of the neighborhood where he was found, in a trap...
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