In the Green Corridor, ongoing conservation initiatives such as the Iguaçu Jaguar Project and long-term efforts to combat illegal hunting help maintain a prey base capable of sustaining viable jaguar populations. Credit: Iguaçu Jaguar Project

In addition to habitat loss and illegal hunting, the jaguar (Panthera onca) faces another threat that increases its risk of extinction in the South American Atlantic Forest: food scarcity. A study by Brazilian researchers has found that the availability of jaguar prey is reduced, even in the protected areas of the biome, which covers approximately 15% of Brazil and extends across 17 states in the South, Southeast, and Northeast regions, as well as parts of Argentina and Paraguay.…