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The Star
29-06-2025
- General
- The Star
Jungle cats threatened by urbanisation
A jaguar (Panthera onca) rests on the grass at the Mata Ciliar association, an organization for the conservation of biodiversity, in Jundiai, Sao Paulo state, Brazil on May 29, 2025. Twenty-five pumas and ten jaguars are currently recovering at the Brazilian Center for the Conservation of Neotropical Felines at Mata Ciliar, a site as large as 40 football fields where monkeys, wild dogs, maned wolves, ocelots, and other regional animals are also rehabilitated. (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP) Apartment blocks and shopping centres sprout like mushrooms around a wild cat sanctuary that shelters pumas recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of mankind in Brazil's Sao Paulo state. The Mata Ciliar refuge stretches over the equivalent of 40 football fields just 90km from the state capital Sao Paulo – Latin America's biggest metropolis. Twenty-five pumas and 10 jaguars are receiving treatment at the centre – including Barreiro, a five-year-old puma named after the semi-rural neighbourhood where he was found caught in a trap made with a steel cable. Barreiro is being treated for a deep cut to the hip. 'Due to the advancement of urbanisation into its natural habitat, when the puma moves, it gets lost between roads, gated communities and other human interventions,' Mata Ciliar president Jorge Bellix said. As its habitat shrinks in step with human expansion, the puma is forced to move closer to settlements to find food – which may include pets and livestock, as its natural diet of deer and smaller wild animals gets diminished. The big cats risk being run over by cars, electrocuted by security fences or trapped in snares set by either hunters trying to catch wild boar or residents warding off predators. Some are poached for their skins or as trophies. 'If this continues, we will unfortunately witness the extinction of several (animal) species within a few years,' said Bellix, whose refuge has treated some 32,000 creatures since it was founded nearly 30 years ago. A puma (Puma concolor) is pictured at the Mata Ciliar association, an organization for the conservation of biodiversity, in Jundiai, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on May 28, 2025. Twenty-five pumas and ten jaguars are currently recovering at the Brazilian Center for the Conservation of Neotropical Felines at Mata Ciliar, a site as large as 40 football fields where monkeys, wild dogs, maned wolves, ocelots, and other regional animals are also rehabilitated. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP) Stone jungle Mata Ciliar also houses monkeys and maned wolves, and is located within the vast Mata Atlantica forest in a country with some of the highest wild cat diversity in the world. But just a few kilometers away looms the grey expanse of Sao Paulo, a metropolis of 21 million people nicknamed the 'stone jungle'. 'The situation is critical: the animals of Sao Paulo are losing the war against urbanisation,' said veterinarian Cristina Harumi, who helped save Barreiro and hopes he can be returned to the wild soon. The puma, sitting as it does at the top of the food chain, is considered a bioindicator: its disappearance would be an alarming sign of the extent of environmental degradation, she added. The puma, also known as mountain lions, is listed as 'near threatened' in Brazil by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which maintains the 'Red List of Threatened Species', while mountain lion sub-species outside the Amazon basin are considered 'vulnerable'. – AFP
Associated Press
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Angel Di Maria leads Benfica past Auckland City 6-0 in Club World Cup
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ángel Di María and Leandro Barreiro each scored two goals Friday to help Benfica rout Auckland City 6-0 in a Club World Cup game that was delayed at halftime because of thunder and lightning. Di María, who teamed with Lionel Messi to win the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, scored his first goal from the penalty spot deep into added at the end of the first half. His second score, and the team's sixth, was again from the penalty spot and deep in added time at the end of the match. Auckland City exchanged counterattacks with the Portuguese powerhouse in the first half of the Group C match, but was still outshot 18-1. The second half went Benfica's way. Vangelis Pavlidis made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute, Renato Sanches added a third a short time later and Barreiro then scored a pair of goals to increase the lead to 5-0. A thunderstorm delayed the start of the second half for more than two hours. When the match resumed, the goals came pouring in for Benfica. Key moment Auckland midfielder Tong Zhou went down with an apparent head injury just before halftime. Trainers attended to Zhou on the field, and Benfica defender Alvaro Carreras complained about the delay. He was given a yellow card after a spat with game officials. Takeaways With the win, Benfica has four points in Group C. Bayern Munich, which beat Auckland City 10-0 in its opening match, plays Boca Juniors later Friday in Miami Gardens. ___ AP soccer:
Int'l Business Times
14-06-2025
- General
- Int'l Business Times
Sao Paulo's Pumas Under Attack As 'Stone Jungle' Threatens Rainforest
Apartment blocks and shopping centers sprout like mushrooms around a wild cat sanctuary that shelters pumas recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of mankind in Brazil's Sao Paolo state. The Mata Ciliar refuge stretches over the equivalent of 40 football fields just 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the state capital Sao Paulo -- Latin America's biggest metropolis. Twenty-five pumas and 10 jaguars are receiving treatment at the center -- including Barreiro, a five-year-old puma named after the semi-rural neighborhood where he was found caught in a trap made with a steel cable. Barreiro is being treated for a deep cut to the hip. "Due to the advancement of urbanization into its natural habitat, when the puma moves, it gets lost between roads, gated communities and other human interventions," Mata Ciliar president Jorge Bellix told AFP. As its habitat shrinks in step with human expansion, the puma is forced to move closer to settlements to find food -- which may include pets and livestock, as its natural diet of deer and smaller wild animals gets diminished. The big cats risk being run over by cars, electrocuted by security fences or trapped in snares set by either hunters trying to catch wild boar or residents warding off predators. Some are poached for their skins or as trophies. "If this continues, we will unfortunately witness the extinction of several (animal) species within a few years," said Bellix, whose refuge has treated some 32,000 creatures since it was founded nearly 30 years ago. Mata Ciliar also houses monkeys and maned wolves, and is located within the vast Mata Atlantica forest in a country with some of the highest wild cat diversity in the world. But just a few kilometers away looms the grey expanse of Sao Paulo, a metropolis of 21 million people nicknamed the "stone jungle." "The situation is critical: the animals of Sao Paulo are losing the war against urbanization," said veterinarian Cristina Harumi, who helped save Barreiro and hopes he can be returned to the wild soon. The puma, sitting as it does at the top of the food chain, is considered a bioindicator: its disappearance would be an alarming sign of the extent of environmental degradation, she added. The puma, also known as mountain lions, is listed as "near threatened" in Brazil by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which maintains the "Red List of Threatened Species," while mountain lion sub-species outside the Amazon basin are considered "vulnerable." A puma at the Mata Ciliar refuge AFP A neighborhood near a forested area in Jundiai, Sao Paulo AFP
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Sao Paulo's pumas under attack as 'stone jungle' threatens rainforest
Apartment blocks and shopping centers sprout like mushrooms around a wild cat sanctuary that shelters pumas recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of mankind in Brazil's Sao Paolo state. The Mata Ciliar refuge stretches over the equivalent of 40 football fields just 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the state capital Sao Paulo -- Latin America's biggest metropolis. Twenty-five pumas and 10 jaguars are receiving treatment at the center -- including Barreiro, a five-year-old puma named after the semi-rural neighborhood where he was found caught in a trap made with a steel cable. Barreiro is being treated for a deep cut to the hip. "Due to the advancement of urbanization into its natural habitat, when the puma moves, it gets lost between roads, gated communities and other human interventions," Mata Ciliar president Jorge Bellix told AFP. As its habitat shrinks in step with human expansion, the puma is forced to move closer to settlements to find food -- which may include pets and livestock, as its natural diet of deer and smaller wild animals gets diminished. The big cats risk being run over by cars, electrocuted by security fences or trapped in snares set by either hunters trying to catch wild boar or residents warding off predators. Some are poached for their skins or as trophies. "If this continues, we will unfortunately witness the extinction of several (animal) species within a few years," said Bellix, whose refuge has treated some 32,000 creatures since it was founded nearly 30 years ago. - 'Stone jungle' - Mata Ciliar also houses monkeys and maned wolves, and is located within the vast Mata Atlantica forest in a country with some of the highest wild cat diversity in the world. But just a few kilometers away looms the grey expanse of Sao Paulo, a metropolis of 21 million people nicknamed the "stone jungle." "The situation is critical: the animals of Sao Paulo are losing the war against urbanization," said veterinarian Cristina Harumi, who helped save Barreiro and hopes he can be returned to the wild soon. The puma, sitting as it does at the top of the food chain, is considered a bioindicator: its disappearance would be an alarming sign of the extent of environmental degradation, she added. The puma, also known as mountain lions, is listed as "near threatened" in Brazil by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which maintains the "Red List of Threatened Species," while mountain lion sub-species outside the Amazon basin are considered "vulnerable." ffb/ll/lg/esp/alh/mlr/jgc
France 24
14-06-2025
- General
- France 24
Sao Paulo's pumas under attack as 'stone jungle' threatens rainforest
The Mata Ciliar refuge stretches over the equivalent of 40 football fields just 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the state capital Sao Paulo -- Latin America's biggest metropolis. Twenty-five pumas and 10 jaguars are receiving treatment at the center -- including Barreiro, a five-year-old puma named after the semi-rural neighborhood where he was found caught in a trap made with a steel cable. Barreiro is being treated for a deep cut to the hip. "Due to the advancement of urbanization into its natural habitat, when the puma moves, it gets lost between roads, gated communities and other human interventions," Mata Ciliar president Jorge Bellix told AFP. As its habitat shrinks in step with human expansion, the puma is forced to move closer to settlements to find food -- which may include pets and livestock, as its natural diet of deer and smaller wild animals gets diminished. The big cats risk being run over by cars, electrocuted by security fences or trapped in snares set by either hunters trying to catch wild boar or residents warding off predators. Some are poached for their skins or as trophies. "If this continues, we will unfortunately witness the extinction of several (animal) species within a few years," said Bellix, whose refuge has treated some 32,000 creatures since it was founded nearly 30 years ago. - 'Stone jungle' - Mata Ciliar also houses monkeys and maned wolves, and is located within the vast Mata Atlantica forest in a country with some of the highest wild cat diversity in the world. But just a few kilometers away looms the grey expanse of Sao Paulo, a metropolis of 21 million people nicknamed the "stone jungle." "The situation is critical: the animals of Sao Paulo are losing the war against urbanization," said veterinarian Cristina Harumi, who helped save Barreiro and hopes he can be returned to the wild soon. The puma, sitting as it does at the top of the food chain, is considered a bioindicator: its disappearance would be an alarming sign of the extent of environmental degradation, she added. The puma, also known as mountain lions, is listed as "near threatened" in Brazil by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which maintains the "Red List of Threatened Species," while mountain lion sub-species outside the Amazon basin are considered "vulnerable."
