Second Wildcat Found Dead Near Maya Centre

A local tour guide has reported finding another deceased wildcat—this time an ocelot—just 500 feet from the site where a jaguar was found dead.

The discovery was made early Thursday morning around 6:30 a.m. by Ricky Pereira, a birdwatching guide, who spotted the animal while on tour.

“It’s the same area where I found the jaguar yesterday,” Pereira confirmed. “This time it’s an ocelot.”

The repeated incidents have raised alarm among community members and wildlife advocates. Tour guides from Maya Centre are now calling on authorities and conservation bodies to install wildlife crossing signs in the area, warning that the zone is clearly an active habitat for endangered species.

The cause of death in both cases is still unknown, but locals worry that increased vehicular traffic along nearby roads could be contributing to the fatal encounters.