A treescoredwithscratchesisan
unmistakeablesignofa jaguar’s
presence– thecatsmarktreeswith
theirclawsandscenttowardo rival
males.Jaguarsarehighlyterritorial,
withlargerangesexceeding80km^2 ,
anda malewillaggressivelyprotect
hispatch,andtheresidentfemales,
fromcompetitors.Lossand
fragmentationofhabitatarethusthe
biggestthreatstothespecies’survival
- inMexico,500,000haofforest and
jungle disappear every year.