Overview
- The animal was discovered around 5:30 a.m. Thursday in the front patio of a home on Ignacio Crespo in the Cabaña Leiva neighborhood.
- Neighbors secured their dogs and called 911 before ecological police and provincial wildlife personnel reached the scene.
- Specialists Juan Lazarte and Ramón Sesario contained the puma with non‑invasive techniques using a transport crate.
- The rescued animal is a young male under veterinary observation at the ex Granja La Esmeralda, with reports differing on possible minor facial injuries.
- Authorities are investigating how it entered the urban area as the case renews discussion about wildlife near city edges and intervention protocols.