Overview

• A local resident alerted Guardia Rural “Los Pumas” after finding a disoriented puma yaguarundí cub at the doorstep of a San Justo home.
• Officers from Section 16 secured the young felid without causing harm and transferred it to the ex Granja La Esmeralda facility in Santa Fe.
• Veterinary teams are conducting thorough health evaluations and providing specialized treatment at La Esmeralda.
• The Dirección General de Manejo Sustentable de Fauna and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change are coordinating welfare protocols and planning its eventual release.
• The cub’s appearance in an urban area underscores rising interactions between wildlife and human settlements driven by habitat loss and food searches.