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Conservation Games

jaguardetectives — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:09:15 +0000

To celebrate my 13th (or is it the 16th? Think I lost the account… anyway) project proposal denied I decide to write some lines on this issue. E-mails starting with “…we regret to inform you…” can change pure hope in complete frustration… But what is behind it? The proposals do...

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Day 4 - September 5, 2007

jaguardetectives — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:06:06 +0000

After yesterday’s fright in the lock, we awoke at 6:30 AM and noticed a man meandering curiously toward us to look at the boat. Mr. Eliseu owns the house facing that night’s mooring. We were preoccupied with the CESP (São Paulo State Electric Company) high tension lines that cross the...

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Day 3 – September 4, 2007

jaguardetectives — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:40:33 +0000

The day was still struggling to show its first signs and we were already preparing for breakfast, when two people, almost unnoticeably, climbed down the banks toward the river margin: Carlos Plateiro and one of the assistants who work on the farm he owns in Anaurilândia. Breakfast postponed, we...

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Day 2 – September 3, 2007

jaguardetectives — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:03:37 +0000

Most important accounts and findings: Definitely a long day! We woke up really early and, after a hearty breakfast, reassumed our journey, but could count very little on the wind. About one third of our route was taken using the 15 hp outboard engine that we have for situations like this and for...

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Day 1 – September 2, 2007

jaguardetectives — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:05:31 +0000

As planned, the Jaguar Corridor Expedition departed at 2:30 PM from Porto Príncipe Marina, in the town of Presidente Epitácio, São Paulo. Our departure was quite hectic, with friends from IPÊ, sailors and supporters from all over the region coming to watch closely the beginning of our journey along...

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Are jaguars killing everything?

jaguardetectives — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:47:51 +0000

Back on July we went to the forest fragment Tucano to start sampling this area. I have to confess that I didn’t want to do this now. In 2005 we start a pilot study on ocelots in the fragments. At that time we only had eight camera-traps and set up all in Tucano. Four was [...]

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The Jaguar Corridor Expedition Press Release

jaguardetectives — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:20:19 +0000

“On board sailboat Pasárgada, Laury Cullen and Fernando Lima, researchers of the Institute of Ecological Research – IPÊ, set off on an unheard-of expedition, sailing for more than 270 miles, with the objective of investigating the current conservation status of the Biodiversity Corridor of...

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Ocelots ID’s and thanks!

jaguardetectives — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:25:06 +0000

As some will remember we still with nameless jaguars and ocelots. We decided to honor those who are helping to support our efforts. Here are some of the new individuals recorded by our camera traps: Sheryl, Wanda, Pirjo I, Angelica, J.B., and Kristian! Dear friends, please, accept this...

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The return of the jedis

jaguardetectives — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:15:02 +0000

After a while on the bush and in the rush here we are again to share with you our struggle to survive and attempts to promote wild cat species survival in Pontal. Many things happened, passing by two expeditions tracking jaguars, pumas, ocelots and their prey in Mato-Grosso-do-Sul State, the...

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Expeditions

jaguardetectives — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:34:16 +0000

Dear friends, It has been difficulty to come last days. We are in intense field activities and promise to bring good news soon! Tomorrow I am living in an expedition to another jaguar study site in Mato-Grosso-do-Sul state. I will be without any kind of communication with the “external world”....

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