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Why did poachers and ranchers kill jaguars?

Poachers hunted jaguars for their spotted pelts, and ranchers killed jaguars to protect their cows and livestock.

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Today, jaguars are found mainly in:

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest.

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What is the relation between jaguars and the growth of plants?

Jaguars eat armadillos, armadillos eat earthworms which are responsible to maintain the soil, allowing plants to grow and flourish.

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Jaguars are the only big cats that live in Americas.

True.

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Why do jaguars start to hunt livestock?

A jaguar requires up to 100 square miles of land to hunt, prey, and mate. With less land and fewer prey, they hunt livestock.

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What is a consequence of population fragmentation?

Reproducing babies is far more challenging for jaguars.

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Jaguars are called "...." predators.

Apex predators, or the animals at the top of the food chain.

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In 2019, farmers in Brazil burned seven million acres of the Amazon rainforest to clear space for two activities: what were these?

Cattle farming and soybean fields.

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How do fires start in Pantanal and why do they spread uncontrollably?

The fires started when farmers burned forest to create space for cattle ranches, but the fires spread uncontrollably due to drought.

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These big cats are already extinct in two countries, where?

El Salvador and Uruguay.

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The last jaguar that lived in the United States was killed by hunters in 1993. True of false?

False. 1963.

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What is the "jaguar corridor"?

A passageway for jaguars across 18 Latin American countries.

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