Conexión Jaguar

Cameras in Arhuaco territory record first jaguar in the area

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the presence of a jaguar, the largest feline in the Americas, was recorded for the first time in Arhuaco territory, classified as a “near threatened species” on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The camera trap recording took place in the midst of an initiative that seeks the concerted formulation, with the Arhuaco people, of a conservation project in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with the animals that make up its ecosystem.

“With the accompaniment of Arhuaco leaders and the Conexión Jaguar program, we were able to characterize the biological and spiritual corridor of the jaguar in Arhuaco territory. In the area, which had a total study area of 70.000 hectares, 24 camera traps were installed, which revealed the presence of an adult male jaguar”,said Carlos Castaño Uribe, scientific director of Fundación Herencia Ambiental.

Some feline conservation studies indicate that the Caribbean region is one of the areas of the country with the greatest difficulties for the conservation of big cats, and perhaps one of the areas with the highest incidence of mortality of specimens at the hands of farmers, ranchers, and communities.

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    Memorandum of understanding

    To perform reforestation or forest protection activities

    • Agroforestry systems
    • Silvopastoral systems
    • Commercial plantations
    • Assisted Natural Regeneration
    • Ecosystem restoration
    • Forest conservation
    • Others associated with the reduction of pressure on forests, such as ecotourism and environmental education.

    Minimum desirable areas

    • Reforestation: 1.500 hectares
    • Conservation: 10.000 hectares
    • Projects that have started their activities in a period of less than 4 years.
    • Non-existence of land restitution claims
    • Not being reported on international or national watch lists
    • For reforestation projects: Not having cut down the forest to plan
    • For conservation projects: Existence of forest with verifiable threat of deforestation
    • To be located in the strategic areas of the Jaguar Corridor and ISA's presence (Colombia, Brazil, Chile, and Peru).
    • In Chile, our focal species is the puma
    • To have the documentation supporting the ownership of the land, contracts or agreements that prove their rights over the areas.
    • To have the necessary resources or sources of financing to implement planting, cultivation, or conservation activities.
    • Authority to make decisions as owner or representative of project owners
    • Willingness to provide project information in an agile manner
    • Willingness to commit to the Program through carbon credits
    • Willingness to sign agreements with allies
    • Generate a positive impact for the environment, the community and biodiversity.
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