Hope for jaguars in the Brazilian Amazon: New study identifies priority areas for their conservation amid rampant deforestation
Posted on 16 febrero 2023
By Valeria Boron, Senior Programme Advisor, Latin America, at WWF-UK
Jaguars (Panthera onca), the largest cats of the America, have already been lost from 50% of their historic range. Their stronghold, the Amazon is facing widespread hunting and rapid rampant deforestation to make way for agriculture, mining, and infrastructure.
Jaguars (Panthera onca), the largest cats of the America, have already been lost from 50% of their historic range. Their stronghold, the Amazon is facing widespread hunting and rapid rampant deforestation to make way for agriculture, mining, and infrastructure.