New Agreement Reached to Protect Mexico's Jaguars Laurel Delp - Riviera Maya News
go to original March 6, 2016

Before humans took over their habitat jaguars roamed through much of southern Mexico. Today, they are considered endangered and nearly extinct. But their tracks still etch the dirt around remote villages and archeological sites in southern Quintana Roo and sightings, though rare, are possible. (Dalberto Rios Szalay/Sexto Sol)

An agreement has been signed with Ecology and Environment to help with jaguar conservation in the state of Quintana Roo.

The agreement is a collaborative effort between private and federal departments of the state and the town of Tulum that will see the region of Xcacel-Xcacelito, an area where most jaguar sightings are reported, protected. The signing of the Cooperation Agreement will allow specific protection, monitoring, research and environmental education of the jaguar throughout the state.

Scientific researcher, Marco Antonio Lazcano Barrero, CEO of Reserva Ecológica El Edén, says that according to a recent census by UNAM Mexico, there are more than 4,400 jaguars living in the country and that more than half of them live along the Yucatán Peninsula. He adds that at least one quarter of the Yucatán jaguar population are found in the jungles of Quintana Roo.

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