Overview
- Authorities located the wild cat inside a residence in Álvaro Obregón with severe dehydration and poor body condition.
- Specialists stabilized the margay and transferred it to the Chapultepec Zoo for continued evaluation and treatment.
- Leopardus wiedii is listed as endangered under Mexico’s NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 due to threats including habitat loss and illegal trade.
- Profepa reminded the public that possessing protected wildlife without SEMARNAT authorization is illegal, carrying potential prison terms of one to nine years and fines measured in hundreds to thousands of days.
- Officials urged residents not to keep wild animals as pets and to report suspected trafficking or illegal possession to 089 or environmental emergencies to 911.