A young puma and several other wild animals were yesterday retrieved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment after a woman was found transporting them to Georgetown from South Rupununi.
The Ministry and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had responded to a report received from Iwokrama of a Toyota 4×4 pickup loaded with several wildlife species, including a juvenile puma, being transported to Georgetown.
The EPA said the woman was not in possession of any permit to capture or transport the animal, which had originally been