Mexico’s jaguar population has grown by 30% in the past 15 years, rising from 4,100 in 2010 to 5,326 in 2024, according to the National Alliance for Jaguar Conservation (ANCJ). The latest census, conducted with cameras across 15 states, confirmed the largest numbers in the Yucatán peninsula, followed by the south Pacific and other regions.
Conservationist Gerardo Ceballos attributes the growth to protected habitats, reduced conflict with cattle ranchers, and national awareness campaigns that made the jaguar one of Mexico’s best-known species.
Despite progress, the jaguar remains at risk. Habitat loss is severe, with Mexico losing 600,000 hectares of forest in six years. Other threats include illegal trade in jaguar parts, new highways fragmenting territory, disease from domestic animals, and ongoing rancher conflicts.
Ceballos believes stronger government funding, private-sector involvement, and local landowner support are essential. If current trends continue, jaguars may be safe from extinction in 25–30 years, though conservationists hope to cut that time to 15.
Photo ©️ Unsplash.com/Ian Keenan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/mexico-jaguar-numbers-rise-conservation-drive
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