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| Jaguar 2030 Roadmap - Regional plan to save America's largest cat and its ecosystems | |
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The jaguar is the third largest cat in the world-after tigers and lions-and both the largest cat and top apex predator in most of the Western Hemisphere. Jaguars play an important role in the structure and function of the ecosystems in which they live, from northern Mexico to northern Argentina. They are a critical component of healthy, functioning animal and plant communities and have signicant umbrella effects for biodiversity conservation. A jaguar-focused conservation strategy can serve as an effective umbrella for a suite of co-occurring mammals. Jaguars are also a valuable indicator of healthy ecosystems, and they become a focus for the protection of habitats that are important for forest protection and climate mitigation initiatives. As such, they constitute a foundation not only for wildlife conservation, but also for peoples' well-being. |
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