Jaguar Cub Born Wild in Argentina After 30-Year Absence
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📰 The quick summary: A jaguar cub has been spotted in Argentina’s Gran Chaco region for the first time in three decades, signaling a promising milestone in the recovery of this endangered species in an area where they had nearly disappeared.
📈 One key stat: Jaguars have lost more than 95% of their original range in Argentina, highlighting the critical importance of successful rewilding efforts to restore this iconic predator.
💬 One key quote: “Creating a breeding population not only brings us one step closer to the jaguar’s recovery, it offers the blueprint to extending their comeback throughout the Gran Chaco,” Sebastián Di Martino, conservation director at Rewilding Argentina, said in a statement.
1️⃣ The big picture: A 5-month-old jaguar cub has been spotted with its mother along the Bermejo River in northern Argentina’s Gran Chaco region, marking the first wild-born jaguar cub there in 30 years. The mother, Nalá, was released into El Impenetrable National Park last year as part of a rewilding program led by conservation nonprofit Rewilding Argentina. Before this program began in 2019, fewer than 10 jaguars, all male, remained in the Argentine Gran Chaco, with the last female spotted in 1990. This birth represents a crucial milestone in restoring the jaguar population in a country where only 200-300 individuals survive in fragmented habitats.
2️⃣ Why is this good news: The birth of this jaguar cub demonstrates that rewilding efforts can successfully restore breeding populations of apex predators to areas where they’ve been absent for decades. The cub’s arrival helps rebuild genetic diversity necessary for jaguars to thrive in northern Argentina. This success builds on another rewilding triumph in Argentina’s Iberá National Park, where a reintroduced jaguar population has grown to 35-40 individuals spanning three generations after starting with just seven animals. Healthy jaguar populations maintain ecosystem balance and signify recovering biodiversity in previously degraded landscapes.
3️⃣ What’s next: Conservationists will continue monitoring the mother and cub while potentially releasing additional females to strengthen the breeding population. The rewilding program aims to extend jaguar recovery throughout the Gran Chaco region by creating connected habitats. The successful blueprint established at El Impenetrable and Iberá Parks can guide future jaguar reintroduction efforts across Argentina.
Read the full story here: Mongabay – Jaguar cub born in Argentina’s Gran Chaco after three decades
