Overview
- An eight‑second clip recorded last week in Costa Anzorena near Zapata shows two yaguarundí moving along a rural track before disappearing into vegetation.
- The footage was delivered to Mendoza’s Department of Fauna Silvestre, which praised the public report and asked residents to notify the ministry’s lines, the web portal or 911 for future sightings.
- This is the province’s first confirmed visual record since 2021, when camera traps near the Ñacuñán Biosphere Reserve captured images of the species.
- Officials and experts note the species’ diurnal and elusive behavior and its ecological role regulating small mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
- Reports highlight persistent threats including habitat loss, roadkill and persecution by people who view the felid as a risk to poultry.