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Status of the jaguar—1987

Year: 1989

Type: article

Abstract: The decline of the jaguar in the 1970s reflected the large trade in their skins. Since 1973, when the species was listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the threat from the commercial skin trade has abated. However, habitat destruction and opportunistic killing continue. If the jaguar is to persist into the future, local people must be convinced that conserving jaguars has long-term benefits for them.

Source: Oryx

DOI: 10.1017/s0030605300022547

Authors: Wendell G. Swank, James G. Teer

Institutions: Texas A&M University, Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation

Language: English

Topic: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, University of Cambridge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service