Saving Endangered Jaguars in Mexico, One Photo at a Time | National Geographic

the Jaguar has several threats now in

the Jaguar has several threats now in Mexico habitat loss the perception of

Mexico habitat loss the perception of

Mexico habitat loss the perception of Jaguar as a threat to livestock and then

Jaguar as a threat to livestock and then

Jaguar as a threat to livestock and then illegal hunting the question is how do

illegal hunting the question is how do

illegal hunting the question is how do you protect the most elusive animal of

you protect the most elusive animal of

you protect the most elusive animal of the Yucatan Peninsula by photographing

the Yucatan Peninsula by photographing

the Yucatan Peninsula by photographing and filming these elusive cats we have

and filming these elusive cats we have

and filming these elusive cats we have generated the basis for the acquisition

generated the basis for the acquisition

generated the basis for the acquisition of additional land and the protection of

of additional land and the protection of

of additional land and the protection of this crucial Jaguar corridor we named

this crucial Jaguar corridor we named

this crucial Jaguar corridor we named this place el either

we acquire the land in 1993 and due to

we acquire the land in 1993 and due to the inaccessibility we are in a very

the inaccessibility we are in a very

the inaccessibility we are in a very pristine area Ellie then is unique in

pristine area Ellie then is unique in

pristine area Ellie then is unique in that is immersed in a continual systems

that is immersed in a continual systems

that is immersed in a continual systems of wetlands and Forests therefore it

of wetlands and Forests therefore it

of wetlands and Forests therefore it still has a large and good number of

still has a large and good number of

still has a large and good number of light life populations that is crucial

light life populations that is crucial

light life populations that is crucial for understanding Jaguars in the wild

for understanding Jaguars in the wild

for understanding Jaguars in the wild yeah we’re going to open the case and

yeah we’re going to open the case and

yeah we’re going to open the case and check out the LD card see what we have

check out the LD card see what we have

check out the LD card see what we have the first time we saw this Jaguar it was

the first time we saw this Jaguar it was

the first time we saw this Jaguar it was really something that changed the course

really something that changed the course

really something that changed the course of what le them has been doing over the

of what le them has been doing over the

of what le them has been doing over the years we have set up over 300 cameras

years we have set up over 300 cameras

years we have set up over 300 cameras these cameras have generated over 2,500

these cameras have generated over 2,500

these cameras have generated over 2,500 photographs of Jaguars under prey right

photographs of Jaguars under prey right

photographs of Jaguars under prey right now we have probably 37 42 Jaguars

now we have probably 37 42 Jaguars

now we have probably 37 42 Jaguars documented in the region and we have new

documented in the region and we have new

documented in the region and we have new ones coming out so we said this is

ones coming out so we said this is

ones coming out so we said this is something that’s going to aid us in

something that’s going to aid us in

something that’s going to aid us in conservation the Jaguar has been a very

conservation the Jaguar has been a very

conservation the Jaguar has been a very strong cultural icon in Mexico for the

strong cultural icon in Mexico for the

strong cultural icon in Mexico for the Mayans it was a symbol of Frank’s power

Mayans it was a symbol of Frank’s power

Mayans it was a symbol of Frank’s power in Mexico we know today we have about

in Mexico we know today we have about

in Mexico we know today we have about 4,500 Jaguars by enabling the Jaguar as

4,500 Jaguars by enabling the Jaguar as

4,500 Jaguars by enabling the Jaguar as our conservation icon we can bring

our conservation icon we can bring

our conservation icon we can bring attention strong enough to protect

attention strong enough to protect

attention strong enough to protect certain areas or change certain patterns

certain areas or change certain patterns

certain areas or change certain patterns of development endangered species are a

of development endangered species are a

of development endangered species are a key element to protect we have put them

key element to protect we have put them

key element to protect we have put them endangered we need to reverse that it’s

endangered we need to reverse that it’s

endangered we need to reverse that it’s our responsibility it’s our challenge

our responsibility it’s our challenge

our responsibility it’s our challenge people are thrilled once you show them

people are thrilled once you show them

people are thrilled once you show them the actual animals in their environment

the actual animals in their environment

the actual animals in their environment and how many they are that’s when people

and how many they are that’s when people

and how many they are that’s when people change their views and go for

change their views and go for

change their views and go for conservation the big horse of a male

conservation the big horse of a male

conservation the big horse of a male definitely an adult