LEFTA jaguarpatrolsthe
mangrovesofLaPapalota.
Thesearesolitarycats,only
comingtogetherwithfemales
tomate.Breedingoccurs
throughouttheyear.Females
haveuptofourcubs,which
disperse after two years.ABOVEJaguarsare
notoriouslyhardtotrack,
butscientistsfromtheSan
LuisPotosíGraduateCollege
havesucceededinfittingan
individualwitha GPScollar,
heraldingthestartofa new
conservationprojectinthe
SierraMadreOriental.By
followingthecat’smovements,
theteamhopestolearnif
it hasanyconnectivitywith
populationsfurthersouth,and
whetherthemountainsserve
as a biological corridor.PHOTO STORY JAGUARS
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