Loss of prey could drive Atlantic Forest jaguars to extinction

Mongabay
Apr 8, 2026, 2:27 pm199 ptsTop
Conserving the dwindling jaguar population in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest won’t be possible without protecting its prey. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which found that the absence of deer, peccaries and other animals that sustain these big cats is driving it toward local extinction. Jaguars (Panthera…

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