Impressive Wild Jaguars - Pictures and Videos

[Wolverine]

(04-08-2018, 07:31 PM)epaiva Wrote:

(04-08-2018, 05:36 AM)Wolverine Wrote: @epaiva do you have idea beside Pantanal in Brazil what are the best national parks and places in Latin America to observe wild jaguars? We just returned with my family from Palo Verde NP in Costa Rica, a lot of crocodiles, monkeys, iguanas, macaws etc,  but our local guide told us that due to their nocturnal way of life its almost impossible to see jaguars or other big cats in Costa Rica.

@Wolverine it is very difficult to spot a Jaguar in the wild I have seen Pumas 3 times (Two times during the day and one at night) Ocelots about 6 times (five times at night and one during the day) and only one Jaguarundi and have never seen a wild Jaguar they are the hardest big cat to spot  I have been close very close to them but with out luck. The best place to see them beside Pantanal in Brazil is a big Ranch  in Venezuela located in Estado Cojedes 5 hours by car from Caracas named Hato Piñero, I went there but I stayed only 2 days and did not see a Jaguar but according to information I have from researchers it is the best place to see them but you need to tell them that you want to see a Jaguar and you need to go out at night because normally they take out people to see its wildlife two times a day one during the morning and one in the afternoon, I did not go out at night when I stayed there because the expert in finding them was not in the ranch during my stay.

A big Ranch in Venezuela located in Estado Cojedes 5 hours by car from Caracas named Hato Pinero??  It sounds promising. Thanks!

I think, maybe I am wrong, its very hard to attract a jaguar in same way as attracting a tiger, lion or leopard - with using a noisy caw, bullock or goat to the tree, since from all big cats jaguar is probably less dependable in big mammals and less interesting in them. Of course if the goat or cow is very close to him - a few hundred meters he will kill it but if the noise is coming from few miles I don't think that jaguar will make such an effort. And actually this method is not very eco-friendly. Reply