RESIDENTS of Lima Sands, Region Two, are calling on the relevant authorities to investigate the incident surrounding a 150-pound jaguar that was trapped in the village on May 22.

According to trap setter, Marvin Calvan, his sister was contacted via a mobile call by an official who claimed to be a representative from the Guyana Wildlife Authority.

He said his sister provided the necessary information and within hours, two grey vehicles, along with two policemen, visited the village for the jaguar.

Calvan said what surprised him is that the men who contacted his sister proposed a sum of $80,000 as payment for the animal. He said they were not interested in payment but wanted the animal to be safe.

Calvan also said the officials claiming to be from Guyana WildLife Authority were very unprofessional. He said they came with money and a document, forcing his sister to sign.

“To us it seem like an entire set up, my intention was to catch the jaguar that has eaten so many of our village dogs, poultry and goats. I successfully caught it and i did not harm it. I am fully well aware of the consequences of killing same, I did not want payment and I wasn’t looking for money,” Calvan said.

The Lima Sands residents believe that the ‘officials’ should have presented their identification and tell Calvin that they came for the jaguar to take it to the city.

Instead, they said the ‘officials’ forced them to sign papers.

Residents are not sure if the jaguar was handed over to the Wildlife Authority.

According to the residents, the team of men who came injected the jaguar and took it away in the trap that was made by Calvan.