The America’s largest cat lives in important ecosystems such as tropical forests and wetlands from Mexico to Argentina, and despite this broad range, jaguars are now listed as a “near threatened” species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). As it stands, jaguars have been eradicated in nearly half of their normal range.
This is not a regular process in the earth’s natural cycle. In fact, it’s due to loss and fragmentation of their habitats caused by human pressure on the natural environment. This pressure takes many forms such as conflict with people due to the real or perceived threat posed to livestock, the overhunting of the jaguar’s prey, and last but not least, the fires.
That being said, the beast in this case is not the jaguars, but our own negligence to reflect upon how our actions affect the natural environment, the climate, and its biological diversity. If not now, then when?