A #jaguar found wounded with multiple gunshot injuries in #Brazil’s Rio Negro River was heroically rescued by the 3Military Police. This #rescue highlights the urgent need to protect #wildlife and preserve natural habitats. 📹 seguranca_am / Instagram #JaguarRescue #WildlifeProtection #SaveTheWildlife | The Times of India

A wounded jaguar that was found swimming in the Rio Negro in Brazil was rescued by officials. Footage posted by the Amazonas State Secretariat for Public Security shows the jaguar – which is Brazil’s national animal as well as a protected species – clinging to a float being towed by a military police boat. The military police worked with the Animal Protection Secretariat and a feline specialist to rescue the jaguar. According to local reports, the jaguar had been shot multiple times and had more

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