Jaguars of the Northern Pantanal: Panthera Onca at the Meeting of the Waters

Jaguars of the Northern Pantanal: Panthera onca at the Meeting of the Waters details the lives and behaviors of this subpopulation of jaguars through one-of-a-kind photographs from 26 international photographers, as well as illustrations, maps, waypoints, scientific insights, field journal excerpts and personal narratives. These jaguars are the largest in the world because they eat enormous prey and these jaguars have also become habituated to human observation. The book seeks to understand how locals can coexist with these cats while benefitting financially from them through ecotourism. It provides a conceptual model to apply to other subpopulations in order to save jaguars throughout North and South America.  This book focuses on jaguars in the Southern Brazil ecosystem to capture these cats up close, observing them hunting, sleeping, mating and raising their cubs. Every day in the Northern Pantanal, during the dry season, is dramatic and often revealing. The book works to uncover the intricate lives of these misunderstood animals by freezing and uncoding their behaviors. Within this glut of ecotourism, the book delves into threats and issues facing these jaguars, from poaching ranchers to soybean production, deforestation, habitat destruction, and chemical toxicity from agriculture run-off (and chemical toxicity). Jaguars of the Northern Pantanal: Panthera onca at the Meeting of the Waters is perfect for researchers and practitioners in wildlife conservation, naturalism ecotourism, and biologists. Edited and supported by the Panthera organization, a leading global non-profit dedicated to education and protection of the world's large cat speciesIdentifies individual jaguars and family connections, following them through time and lineageProvides new insight into tourism's impact on jaguars and their hunting behaviorExamines the negative perception of jaguars in the region, as ranchers start to see the financial benefits of ecotourism and the poaching culture becomes increasingly taboo INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Hydrophilia and Mercury 3. Identifying Individual Jaguars 4. Bite Force and Consumption of Prey 5. Prey Items 6. Territories, Population Density and the Jaguar Corridor 7. Wounds and Grooming 8. Mating, Cub Rearing and Natal Dispersal 9. Miscellaneous Observations and Information 10. Characteristics and Physiology 11. Flehmen Response and Scent Lures 12. The Scourge of Humans or Jaguars Have a Cow Problem 13. Jaguar Tourism 14. Laying Aside Fear, Embracing Beauty 15. Photographic Contributors and Contact Information

• ISBN: 978-0-12-822138-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 340
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés