Researchers use GPS technology
and new analytical tools to produce the first rigorous estimates of jaguar
spatial needs and movements in the Gran Chaco and Pantanal ecosystems of
Paraguay
Date: March 21, 2018
Source: De Gruyter
The jaguar is the largest cat in
the Americas and historically was found from southwestern USA to central
Argentina. Today, jaguars are an endangered species throughout their natural
habitat, and have almost been completely eliminated from the United States. The
species has been lost from 50% of its original range, and outside of the Amazon
it is present in only 20% of its original range. This drastic change is a
result of human factors: habitat loss leading to reduced prey availability and
persecution for cattle depredation.
An important component of jaguar
conservation is understanding the species' spatial needs. Although there have
been multiple studies of jaguar space use, there has been no such research in
Paraguay up to now.
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