Restoring the jaguar corridor
Inset map below Historical Distribution of Jaguar, Panthera.org; World Terrestrial Ecoregions, WWF 2012; World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA) 2018. 1 MISIONES - UPPER PARANÁ Due to widespread deforestation, the Atlantic Forest’s jaguars now exist in a few isolated subpopulations. WWF is striving to boost jaguar numbers by reducing conflicts between jaguars and local people while conserving native habitats and preventing poaching. Jaguar corridor SOUTHERN GUIANAS This lushly forested landscape is home to thousands of jaguars. While it’s experienced relatively low rates of deforest...
Source: worldwildlife.org