Jaguars face many threats, including los of habitat
sad about the big cats and the habitat they are losing
the jaguar is the largest american cat species, it needs a lot of food and habitat to survive
where are they mostly located in the U.S.?
Jaguar
The jaguar ("Panthera onca") is a large felid species and the only extant member of the genus "Panthera" native to the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico in North America, across much of Central America, and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America. Though there are single cats now living within the Western United States, the species has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century. It is listed as Near Threatened on
enter jaguar habitat and decrease prey. Captive jaguars sometimes attack zookeepers. When the conquistadors arrived in the Americas, they feared jaguars. Nevertheless, even in those times, the jaguar's chief prey was the capybara. Charles Darwin reported a saying of Native Americans that people would not have to fear the jaguar as long as capybaras were abundant.
Threats.
Jaguar populations are rapidly declining. The species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. The loss of parts of its range, including its virtual elimination