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A friend who was with the Stoll brothers during the now-controversial jaguar cub encounter in Mountain Pine Ridge is speaking out. Leslie Penner told News Five the group was birdwatching when they spotted an adult jaguar and its cub near their vehicle. He says one of the brothers later touched the cub, calling the move “unnecessary” and “reckless” because it could have created a human-wildlife conflict. Still, Penner insists there was no malicious intent, pointing to the brothers’ long history of conservation work in Belize. While he agrees that the cub should never have been touched, he believes their broader record of supporting wildlife protection should also be part of the conversation.