Known formally as the Jaguar Flora and Fauna Protection Area, the limits of the reserve are being walled off by a stone perimeter to avoid encroachment by developers and squatters.
The exotic animals were rescued from illegal captivity and included jaguars, howler monkeys, and crocodiles.
A census of Mexico’s jaguars shows an increase in the population of 20% over the past couple of years. The news is being celebrated by conservationists who see in the new data evidence that conservation strategies to protect the giant felines are in fact working. The data is even more encouraging as a similar positive…
Balamkú is an archaeological site in the south of the Mexican state of Campeche, within the Calakmul Biosphere, near the entrance to Calakmul national park.
The jaguar cub born last December in Mérida’s Centenario zoo finally gets a name, Booxo. The name makes reference to the cub’s black fur, as boox in Yucatec-Mayan means black. The official announcement was made by Mérida Mayor Renán Barrera Concha at a ceremony held in the Centro Cultural Olimpo. The name was selected from…
Mexico’s jaguar population has grown in the past eight years, according to a study released Thursday.
Encouraging statistics are coming from the second National Jaguar Census, which will be completed and released later this year.
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