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Status of the jaguar—1987

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Wendell G. Swank  and
James G. Teer
Wendell G. Swank
Affiliation:
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
James G. Teer
Affiliation:
Welder Wildlife Foundation, Drawer 1400, Sinton, TX 78387, USA.
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Abstract

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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 14 - 21
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1989

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