Ruben Stoll Charged, Fined BZ$1,000 Over Jaguar Cub Incident

Ruben Stoll Charged, Fined BZ$1,000 Over Jaguar Cub IncidentBelizean-American Ruben Stoll has been charged under the Wildlife Protection Act and fined BZ$1,000 for unlawfully handling a wild jaguar cub in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. According to the Belize Forest Department, Stoll voluntarily returned to Belize and surrendered to authorities following the incident. The charge follows a viral social media video showing Stoll petting a jaguar cub after it was reportedly separated from its mother by a vehicle. A friend who was with the group, Leslie Penner, said touching the cub was “unnecessary” and “reckless,” but insisted there was no malicious intent. He said wild jaguar cubs should never be handled by humans.