Abstract
This article retraces the first scientific field study on the ecology of jaguars, conducted in the late 1970s in the Brazilian Pantanal. The starting point is a text written by George Schaller, responsible for the research in question, in which we can follow the story of a dog called Gigante (Giant). The protagonist traverses the problematic boundaries between the practices of conservation and hunting, or between a conservationist text and a book written by a safari guide and professional hunter. In crossing the boundaries between these narrative genres, Gigante's trajectory reveals different images of wild nature, which translate into the figures of threatening or threatened jaguars.
Keywords
Hunting; conservation; jaguar; Pantanal; conflict