Minas Gerais mobilizes security forces to capture jaguar trapped in tree, but animal comes down and flees into the woods
oglobo27 August 2026 at 20:05
The Military Fire Department of Minas Gerais was called out on Thursday morning to capture a puma spotted at the top of a tree in Araxá, in the Triângulo Mineiro region. The Fire Department team called in the Military Environmental Police and a veterinarian to assist with the containment and capture procedures. The procedures began at 9:45 AM, and tranquilizer darts were fired to safely subdue the puma. After one of the shots hit the feline, the animal showed signs of lethargy but managed to climb down from the tree and flee into a nearby forested area.
A jury is deciding the fate of Lindsay Clancy, an American mother accused of killing her three children. The central question is whether she acted consciously and calculatingly or whether she suffered a psychotic break at the time of the crime. The jurors have to choose between different degrees of homicide, from involuntary to premeditated murder, which will determine whether Clancy will face a life sentence or be committed to a psychiatric institution for treatment.
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