Jaguars – World Jaguar Day was on the June the 11 th Although Jaguars prefer the jungle - they can make themselves just as at home in savanna -Image Public Domain by Velke The Jaguar is found only in the Americas – rarely in the USA, but 18 other countries, from Mexico, through Central America and as far as Paraguay. Until 1973 when the UN Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species began brought the fur trade to an end, as many as 18,000 were killed each year, so that they have practically disappeared from the USA – no breeding populations have been seen for 50 years. Having also disappeared from El Salvador and Uruguay and with the population reduced to around 15,000 individuals, they are now regarded as Near Threatened. Despite being protected in several countries, it still falls victim to ranchers and poachers. While it prefers rainforest, the Jaguar doesn’t mind open grasslands either and unlike most cats, the Jaguar enjoys...
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