Once thought extinct in Rio de Janeiro’s coastal region for over a century, pumas have been spotted again in the Atlantic Forest area of Maricá, part of the state’s metropolitan region. (AP Video: Mario Lobao, production by Diarlei Rodrigues)

Pumas return to Rio’s coast after a century

Once thought extinct in Rio de Janeiro’s coastal region for over a century, pumas have been spotted again in the Atlantic Forest area of Maricá, part of the state’s metropolitan region. (AP Video: Mario Lobao, production by Diarlei Rodrigues)