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Hunted to treasured: One woman’s mission to protect Pumas in Chile’s remote southern pampas
In South America’s remote southern pampas, local gauchos were once paid by farmers to kill pumas, a huge threat to livestock. Even illegalisation couldn’t stop the slaughter. But one woman has been instrumental in changing hearts and minds; a cultural shift that’s led to thriving puma numbers and a surge in tourism. Meet Pía Vergara. The post Hunted to treasured: One woman’s mission to protect Pumas in Chile’s remote southern pampas appeared first on Adventure.com.
In South America’s remote southern pampas, local gauchos were once paid by farmers to kill pumas, a huge threat to livestock. Even illegalisation couldn’t stop the slaughter. But one woman has been instrumental in changing hearts and minds; a cultural shift that’s led to thriving puma numbers and a surge in tourism. Meet Pía Vergara.
The post Hunted to treasured: One woman’s mission to protect Pumas in Chile’s remote southern pampas appeared first on Adventure.com.
