Abstract
Jaguars (Panthera onca Linnaeus, 1758) have been extirpated from nearly 55 % of their original range in America and from almost 24 % in Paraguay. Here we present evidence of the presence of jaguar close to the most populated areas of Paraguay, in a human–dominated landscape in the Humid Chaco forests, highlighting how without other pressures, jaguars can inhabit densely populated areas and potentially disperse between established populations.
Highlights
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest wild felid in the Americas, found from the southwestern United States to northern Argentina
The Chaco is the portion of Paraguay that lies west of the Paraguay River
The study area is located in the Paraguayan Humid Chaco, where the landscape is composed of a mosaic of natural grasslands, palm groves, wetlands, and islands of dense forest
Summary
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest wild felid in the Americas, found from the southwestern United States to northern Argentina (de la Torre et al, 2017). The study area is located in the Paraguayan Humid Chaco, where the landscape is composed of a mosaic of natural grasslands, palm groves, wetlands, and islands of dense forest.
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