Man takes jaguar off highway in the interior of SP: understand the case The Military Environmental Police gave tips on how people should act when encountering a wild animal. The matter came to light after the incident of a puma being pulled by the tail by a man in the middle of a highway in Piracicaba (SP), last Tuesday morning (7). According to Captain Ivo Moraes, from the Environmental Police, the main guidance to the population is to call teams by number 190 in case of encountering these animals. If you are seen on the highway, the advice is never to stop the vehicle. "The guidance we give is that when faced with this type of situation, do not stop, do not feed, do not try to film the animal too closely. And in the event of a sighting, call 190 immediately, and we will certainly be called too", he warned. Follow g1 Piracicaba on Instagram Image shows a puma on the Cornélio Pires Highway (SP-127), in Piracicaba (SP) Reproduction/social media The witness who recorded the video stated that the jaguar was run over by a car, which stopped to provide assistance - see details below. Teams from the Military Environmental Police, veterinarians from a college and biologists mobilized a task force to try to find the feline, but it had not been located until the last update of this report. Despite this, Moraes minimized the risks to the population, as long as the necessary precautions are adopted. "Regarding the possible risk to the population, we inform you that it is practically nil, as long as you keep your distance. The puma avoids contact with humans, it is the nature of this species. In fact, the risk that exists is for the animal itself." Image shows a puma on the Cornélio Pires Highway (SP-127), in Piracicaba (SP) Reproduction/social media READ ALSO 'I could have gotten a good bite', says biologist about man who pulled jaguar by the tail in the interior of SP Jaguar pulled by the tail on the highway had been run over: 'I was very scared', says witness Frequent sightings The police reported that an area of approximately 1 km² was delimited for searches, with sweeping standing in the riparian forest and surrounding sugar cane plantation. Tracking techniques were used using footprints and signs of fauna. Precisely because of this nearby forest area, the PM captain points out that sightings of wild animals in the region occur with certain frequency. "This area of ??the highway borders forest fragments, forest fragments and ecological corridors, which are obviously the species' natural habitat", he adds. 'It could have gotten a good bite', says biologist about man who pulled jaguar by its tail Possible run over The man who recorded the video of the jaguar said he was on his way to work when he noticed the run over. "I was on my way to work, as usual, I live in Rio das Pedras and work in Piracicaba. So, I was on the highway and I noticed something abnormal, I thought it was strange on the road, on my left side, something that until now I hadn't identified what it was. But soon the car in front of me, which was the one that hit the animal, stopped. I stopped shortly afterwards and looking once again, I saw the feline, a large, adult jaguar", he says. According to the witness, the animal appeared to be scared by the situation and demonstrated difficulty in moving around. "So, with the impact of the accident, the jaguar, apparently, was quite scared by what happened. Very fragile with the situation, showing a bit of difficulty there, of pain. But then the vehicles stopped and blocked traffic there. Until the other truck driver managed to remove it to the construction site. But then she got up", he says. According to biologist Ana Carla Medeiros, from Esalq/USP, the jaguar did not react to the approach because she was weakened. "From the videos I saw, she is disoriented, she is panting [...] If she wasn't so bad, she would try to get out of that situation alone. They [animals] don't like to be like that. And if she hadn't had some type of trauma, he [man] could have gotten a good bite", he said. Task force searches for puma in the interior of SP Arte/g1 VIDEOS: Everything about Piracicaba and the region See more news about the region on g1 Piracicaba