The Jaguar in Iberá

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@Dark Jaguar I'm very excited about this new development in jaguar reintroduction. I had a talk with one of the people in the project and asked them why they haven't been able to relocate more jaguars from the Pantanal into the area, and it seems like the legal permits to do so are hard to obtain. I badly want to see a breeding and healthy population of jaguars in Iberá and relocating wild jaguars always seemed like the faster way to do so, but being from a different country makes the whole process more difficult.

Here is where I think Leandro Silveira could be of great assistance, he's been breeding jaguars in captivity for the longest and according to him he has no intentions of releasing them into the wild. Personally, I've never seen the point in continuing to breed jaguars if there won't be any tangible conservational project tied to it, and that has been my biggest critique of him.

In theory he could transport some of the younger cubs that have been born recently to be rewilded into Iberá, and could use some of his senior jaguars to breed and produce even more cubs for the project, similar to how Tania was used.
I think Leandro has a great opportunity here to make a real impact on jaguar conservation.

I hope we eventually see a reintroduction of jaguars in the Pampas too, but unfortunately it wouldn't happen in Uruguay. The country has completely closed off to the possibility of bringing jaguars back since they claim to not have enough space to house them. Most likely these reintroduction in the biome could take place in Brazil and Argentina. Reply