One of Jo's bucket list items before we even moved here was to visit the Jaguar Sanctuary
It's about an hour from our home
When we first arrived we were disappointed to find out that it had been closed
Fast forward to almost 1 year later...
a friend of a friend had made a Brazilian connection and was arranging private tours of the sanctuary
J was on cloud nine when I told her we would be able to go and visit the "cats"
Many Brazilians, especially farmers hate Jaguars
There is a back and forth between the government, farmers and activists
The hope is to rehabilitate these cats to return to the wild
Unfortunately with all the red tape that has to be cut through it doesn't look promising
We were impressed with how well the cats are cared for
They were all alert, tracking Gwen and very aware of their surroundings
The trickiest part of the day was keeping these Scooby snacks away from the gates
Lunch time!
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