It was an important discovery. Although parasites evoke negative connotations, researchers see them playing a key role in jaguar conservation. Jaguar populations are at risk from retaliatory ...

Conservation & Society, Vol. 14, No. 1 (2016), pp. 13-20 (8 pages) Belize has emerged as an international leader in jaguar conservation through the creation of numerous protected areas that contain ...

In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, Paul Raad crouched in the undergrowth, scanning the ground for signs of jaguar activity. He wasn’t looking for the big cats ...

According to Panthera, Jaguar Conservation Units (JCUs) are strategically identified areas supporting a viable population of jaguars. Characteristic features of the JCUs include: Several ...

Meanwhile we’ve fought to make policies meaningful for U.S. jaguars on the ground. We helped reveal a coverup in 2009 after Arizona Game and Fish Department illegally killed the only known jaguar in ...

In the 1990s, having censused jaguars across their range, Rabinowitz and other specialists identified dozens of what they called jaguar conservation units (JCUs): large areas with perhaps 50 ...

Researchers say biological corridors are vital for their conservation. See All Key Ideas The jaguar moves between patches of forest in the Mesoamerican Corridor across Central America. Meanwhile ...

UNEP is also working on jaguar conservation through its Wild Life campaign, which raises awareness of the illegal trade in wildlife and works with countries and local communities to protect ...

“Every new jaguar in Arizona is a moment to celebrate,” said Russ McSpadden, a Southwest conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. “After being nearly wiped out these majestic ...