An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Once vanishing from view in the dense Atlantic Forest, jaguars are again stalking the ...

Scientific Name: Leopards are scientifically known as Panthera pardus, cheetahs are Acinonyx jubatus, and jaguars are Panthera onca. These species belong to different genera within the Felidae family.

Did you know you can tell jaguars and leopards apart by the shape of their spots? Learn more little-known jaguar facts, including their IUCN status.

I really love a big cat. They’re majestic, intimidating, and beyond gorgeous. Their paws are large and strong, and their eyes ...

Operation Panthera Onca refers to the scientific name of the jaguar (Panthera onca), a feline apex predator present in the three countries.

The jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest cat in the Americas, plays a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of the Amazon rainforest. Home to around 90% of the world’s jaguar population, ...

Jaguars (Panthera onca) are distributed across 18 countries on the American continent. Arizona and New Mexico mark the farthest north the habitat range reaches.

On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued its decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Case No. 20-15654), a ...

A two-year-old male jaguar brought to Sri Lanka from the Netherlands is now in quarantine while it gets used to the conditions at the National Zoo at Dehiwala. Jaguars (Panthera onca), which are ...

However, in an unexpected twist, researchers have uncovered evidence of rare and never-before-seen male jaguar (Panthera onca) pairs that live closely alongside one another for up to seven years.

Three jaguars (Panthera onca) were spotted at the Corcovado National Park, thanks to the research program “Rastreo Corcovado.” According to the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), two are ...