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| Crawshaw Jr., P.G. | |
| Jaguars in the Pantanal of Brazil | |
| 2006 Wild Cat News: 1-4 | |
In the last 15 to 20 years, the jaguar seems to have made a remarkable comeback in the Pantanal, apparently because of a retraction of the cattle industry, combined with some high flood years. As a result, fewer people remain in the back country, working and living at the ranches, and cattle that survived the floods were left in a feral state, providing additional food for the jaguar. Also, native species such as caiman and capybaras increased in number and provided ample food. Ecotourism has since been incorporated in an increasing number of ranches as an additional source of income. Jaguar sightings are more common now than in the early 80s. |
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