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Jataí Jaguar Leaves Foz do Iguaçu for Tocantins
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Cub born at Itaipu Refuge begins transfer to Piracema Reserve
On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the jaguar Jataí, born at the Bela Vista Biological Refuge in Foz do Iguaçu (PR), started a 2,1-thousand-kilometer journey toward the Piracema Conservation Reserve in the municipality of Almas (TO). The transfer was ordered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
The jaguar Jataí, almost 90 kg and about to turn four, left the Bela Vista Biological Refuge, maintained by Itaipu Binacional in Foz do Iguaçu, to join the breeding herd of the Piracema Conservation Reserve in Almas, Tocantins. The road trip, expected to take two days, should be completed by Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
According to ICMBio, the move aims to increase the species’ genetic diversity, which is threatened with extinction, and to establish a new breeding pair at the reserve. Itaipu veterinarian Pedro Teles said Jataí was born at the refuge on the same day his sister Arapuá was born, November 29, a date recognized as International Jaguar Day.
The Piracema Conservation Reserve, created in 2016, covers 5,000 hectares of Cerrado and is the first legally recognized conservation breeding center in Tocantins, also hosting programs for giant anteater, giant anteater-snouted tamandua, and puma. Reserve manager Felix Scorsolini highlighted the strategic importance of Jataí’s arrival for local biodiversity conservation.
Source: Itaipu Binacional https://www.colunadomeio.com.br/noticia/onca-pintada-nascida-na-itaipu-cruza-o-brasil-em-nome-da-conservacao
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