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Amazonian Jaguar
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 Amazon Basin
Reflecting environmental conditions as well as past human influence, the Amazon is made up of a mosaic of ecosystems and vegetation types including rainforests, seasonal forests, deciduous forests, flooded forests, and savannas. The basin is drained by the Amazon River, the world's largest river in terms of discharge, and the second longest river in the world after the Nile. The river is made up of over 1,100 tributaries, 17 of which are longer than 1000 miles, and two of which (the Negro and the Madeira) are larger, in terms of volume, than the Congo river. The river system is the lifeline of the forest and its history plays an important part in the development of its rainforests. Mongabay  *This image is copyright of its original author This thread will consist of data and footage of jaguars across the entire Amazonian basin, including open areas (i.e. the Beni Savannas). Many areas of the Amazon contain and are rich in different biomes, and as such the jaguars vary in terms of morphology and adaptations depending to the area of the basin they are located in. The Amazon is so large in terms of extension that it is not possible to generalize the jaguars living there as consisting of one individual population. Male from the Chiquitano forest, Bolivia, one of the largest dry forest ecosystems in the world  *This image is copyright of its original author Male from Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author By Nicks Adventure Bolivia Male seen in an interception between the Colombian, Peruvian and Ecuadorian Amazon  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author By Mangabay Melanistic Colombian specimen, caught by WWF camera traps  *This image is copyright of its original author Yasuní Reserve, Ecuador by the WWF  *This image is copyright of its original author Brazilian male  *This image is copyright of its original author By Jabiru Tour
"Amazing sighting of a female jaguar yesterday in the Tiputini river! (Yasuní National Park, Ecuador)"
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"These consecutive videos of a big male jaguar (Panthera onca) taking a nap were several of many! He walked by, came back, rolled around, and took a nap before heading back on his way. It’s always fascinating to get video captures of mammals that are more than just a “snapshot” and them walking by. We’ve gotten several videos over the years of jaguars freely resting in the middle of active human/wildlife trails and taking naps. In protected forests like ours, and that of @lpac_peru and @junglekeepers , these apex predators truly have nothing to fear"
Massive Ecuadorian male that was spotted at a farm
He appears to have become habituated with the people around him, unfortunately the pictures are low in quality.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author By Nataly Lara
"Jaguar - in my humble opinion, the most impressive large mammalian carnivore species I’ve had the privilege to study. Jaguar to me embody all things that are wild and regal. Disturbing news recently out of Suriname has me concerned about an uptick in illegal jaguar poaching.
Here’s the deal, Suriname is a South American country bordering Guyana, French Guyana, and Brazil. The Guyana shield is a unique tropical forest system which is separate from the Amazon basin. Jaguar have healthy mostly contiguous populations throughout the heart of Amazonia in addition to the Guyana shield. They are also found throughout Central America and south to Argentina, however the core populations are in northern South America. Chinese immigration has increased in Suriname over the past decade - predictably this has created an illegal wildlife trafficking network with direct ties back to China. Chinese natural resource extraction (logging, mining, poaching) in developing countries, like Suriname, proves detrimental to large mammal communities time and time again. The jaguar are poached by Afro-Suriname or indigenous people who sell the entire cat to Chinese merchants, who “loiter like vultures” around gold mining camps. To quote the article “hunters say everyone knows that the Chinese are looking for jaguar” and “for the poor living in the region, a dead jaguar brings in a good sum”. The poached big cats are taken whole (besides teeth and claws, these are sold separately) to the capital Paramaribo where the jaguar are boiled down into a paste, this disgusting process can take nearly a week. Once processed the discrete vials will be smuggled to China and sold at nearly 3,000$ per 500-milligrams vial. This is how we chose to treat an apex carnivore key to the rainforest’s ecological function and wildness? Unacceptable China, jaguar in Brazil’s pantanal wetland have become infamous for their ecotourism success. Certain cats have been valued at roughly 6 million dollars because tourist simply want to photograph them. This is just one example of our dysfunction as a human species, we MUST become aware of these issues to protect jaguar and the tropical forest they need to survive"  *This image is copyright of its original author Sani Lodge - Ecuador "Jaguar - this male stopped to observe my camera in his domain. The true king of the jungle doesn’t miss a beat in his forest - I like how this black and white came out with his eye shine glowing just as night sets over the rainforest."  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author "Jaguar (Panthera onca) male marking his territory in the Amazon rainforest. Wild felids communicate primarily via scent markings, their urine relays important information to one another such as territorial boundaries, hormonal cycles, and which species has been present. This Jaguar is immensely strong and regularly hunt species like Black Caiman, White-lipped Peccary, and Lowland Tapir."  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author "Headed back to the jungle this summer for more research. This burley male Jaguar (Panthera onca) I named Vader showed up when the water levels were at their lowest and prey became increasingly concentrated. He was right in the home range of the resident male I had filmed for weeks."  *This image is copyright of its original author Iwokrama Forest - Guyana "Jaguar male crosses in front of the camera under the cover of night. He’s a stocky guy who looks to be in excellent condition. This camera was a whopping 150m from our research camp, just like a ghost it appears from the darkness and within seconds he’s gone."  *This image is copyright of its original author By Sean McHugh
Somewhere in Brazil
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Jaguar swimming across river Tambopata near TRC, Peru
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Manu river, Peru
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Hefty male from Peru
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Tambopata River in the Peruvian Amazon
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Sub-adult female, Guyana
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Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia
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Jaguar populations have grown by nearly 8 percent per year at WCS sites in Latin America between 2012-2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Jaguar populations have grown at an average annual rate of nearly 8 percent across field sites where the Wildlife Conservation Society works in Latin America from 2002 to 2016. In the sites analyzed, which include areas throughout Central and South America, the jaguar population either held steady or expanded, with a 3-fold increase in jaguar density in Bolivia’s Madidi National Park alone. WCS released this good news about jaguars in recognition of World Wildlife Day held on March 3 and as WCS co-hosted a high-level forum on jaguars at the United Nations along with the Permanent Missions of Mexico and Colombia to the United Nations, and co-organized by WCS, UNDP, Conservation International, Panthera, and WWF. Said WCS Vice President of Species Conservation, Dr. Elizabeth Bennett: “We are excited that our jaguar conservation efforts of the past two decades are showing signs of success. By continuing our work with governments, conservation partners, and local communities, we can look with optimism to the future for jaguars in the Americas. And that’s welcome news, indeed, on this World Wildlife Day.” WCS works with partners to protect 5,000 jaguars and 400,000 square kilometers of jaguar habitat—from northern Paraguay to northern Central America. From the mid-1800s to today, the total population of jaguars—the top carnivore of the tropical Americas— has declined to approximately 60,000 animals. Today, jaguars occupy only two-thirds of their pre-1900 range between the semi-arid scrub forests of Mexico and the flooded forests of the Amazon. The jaguar is now nearly absent from the United States in the northern part of its range and restricted to the extreme northern limits of Argentina in its southern range, while it has been eliminated across much of its historic range in Central America. WCS Jaguar species coordinator Dr. John Polisar, said: “Two threats have taken a particularly heavy toll on the Americas’ largest cat species: habitat depletion due to the conversion of forest for development and agriculture, and killing in response to the loss of livestock.” Because large top carnivores need a lot of space, successful conservation requires keeping substantial areas of forest habitat intact, including beyond the boundaries of protected areas. “To this end, we have worked to support indigenous peoples who manage lands that neighbor protected areas,” said Dr. Lilian Painter, WCS Country Director for Bolivia. In Bolivia’s Greater Madidi landscape WCS has supported the Tacana and other local people in securing land rights, reducing deforestation in their territory, and maintaining suitable habitat for jaguars. Those efforts have contributed to an encouraging recovery of jaguars in the park since 2002. Despite the good news concerning jaguars, WCS Vice President for the Americans Program Dr. Julie Kunen cautions that we must remain vigilant and focused on our conservation mission. “One growing threat in the region is poaching of jaguars for the illegal trade in their parts, which are in demand in China.” This year, World Wildlife Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the threats faced by big cats across the globe. World Wildlife Day was initiated in 2015 by a vote of the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) March 3, 1973. CITES is a critical international treaty that works to ensure that international trade does not threaten the survival of species in the wild. This work was made possible by the Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and other generous supporters. More footage from the Madidi National Park, by the WCS  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
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