Jaguars are the only big cat that is found in the Americas. Superficially looking like a Leopard, it is actually no more closely related to a Leopard, than a Lion or Tiger.
Once (as late as the year 1900) ranging from Southern Argentina- north through the rest of South America, and throughout Mexico and the Southern United states (some 19 million square km) its current range is greatly reduced, see the map below.
Wonderful swimmers, fantastic hunters and strong cats, they were undisputed as the apex or one of the apex predators in every environment in which they lived.
They are known to regularly take livestock where it is possible. Possibly as a result of having only millennia rather than the eons that native animals have, they have not learnt to fear humans and keep their distance as healthy populations of lion leopard and tiger do.
However, there is also a huge draw to see this animal in its native habitat. The easiest way to see Jaguar, is usually from a boat on a river.
As with other species on this site, I hope to add many destinations over the next few years. These will appear below this text. Below these links will be a list of all articles on Jaguars
Returning Jaguars to the USA
While few animals have been completely exterminated from north America in the last 300 years there are a few on the brink. One such animal
Should Jaguars have a place in the ecosystems of the continental north America?
Wild Jaguars are a native resident of the USA. Once roaming as far north as the Grand canyon, they roamed over around 1/3 of its
A jaguar refuge in Mexico is under threat from deforestation and expansion of tourist projects
It is essential that tourists do not damage the places that they visit! I would think that this is obvious, but this is something that
Reintroducing Jaguars to the south west of the USA?
It might be a shock to many, but Jaguars were once native to the USA. What’s more despite humans biggest efforts, the eradication was not
News in brief – articles from last few weeks
Owl in Christmas tree A Georgia family cut down a tree and took it home, decorated it and left it in their house. Only a
Ecuador is losing its jaguars: why this is a problem to more than just the Jaguar population
Jaguars declining across much of their entire range. Having disappeared from from almost the entire USA, and significantly depleted in Mexico, the Jaguar is beginning