Ocelot recaptured | Ocelote recapturado

By Marisol, Alvarado, Vision 360:

Danna, the ocelot that escaped from its cage, has been found; activists question the delay

Official Eliamne Gutiérrez explained that through the monitoring process, it was determined that the animal never left the CEA premises. She therefore ruled out the possibility that it had been lost or in a public space, as was claimed on social media.

Personal del CEA traslada al ocelote que fue encontrada. Foto: Gobernación de Santa Cruz

CEA staff relocates the ocelot that was found. Photo: Santa Cruz Government

Staff from the Departmental Care and Custody Center (CEA) in Santa Cruz found Danna, the ocelot that escaped from its cage on March 21. Activists criticized the time it took to locate her, which was a week.

“Yesterday afternoon, the Wildlife Management Program, with the support of Direna’s forest firefighters, managed to capture the ocelot that had escaped,” said Eliamne Gutiérrez, Secretary of the Environment of the Santa Cruz government, on Friday.

The official explained that through the monitoring process, it was determined that the animal never left the CEA premises. She therefore ruled out the possibility that it had been lost or in a public space, as was claimed on social media.

Gutiérrez stated that the ocelot is stable and has already been attended to by veterinarians and biologists. When captured, it showed signs of fatigue and low weight, indicating that it had been unable to hunt.

She also noted that the ocelot has a wound below its eye, likely caused by an encounter with another animal that entered the CEA, possibly during an attempted hunt.

Danna, approximately four years old, escaped from her cage on March 21 and was found yesterday, March 27, meaning she was missing for a week.

Nadia Beller, an activist cited by El Deber, questioned why it took so long to find the ocelot in a confined space. “It took them seven days to locate her in a controlled facility. That was negligent,” she stated.

Regarding the ocelot’s condition, the activist expressed concern, noting that it had been raised in captivity as a domestic animal since it was young, meaning it does not know how to provide itself with food or water.

By Odilia Llanos, El Dia:

After a week, the ocelot that escaped from its cage in the government shelter is captured

The feline was caught on Thursday at 4:00 PM in one of the trap cages set up within the same facility.

The ocelot is once again under the care of the shelter staff. Photo: Santa Cruz Government

“She was here (in the center) the whole time,” she assured.

The Santa Cruz government reported through a statement that, following its capture, the ocelot is being examined by veterinarians to assess its health and is receiving proper nutrition for recovery.

After this escape, which ended happily, CEA authorities announced that security measures at the facility will be reinforced to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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