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Deforestation, fragmentation of its habitat, conflict with humans, poaching and trafficking are the primary threats the jaguar faces.
These threats have caused a considerable decrease in their habitat, populations and prey.
Poaching is a major threat that the species is facing. It is the product of the conflict with human communities that fear for the safety of their livestock or possible attacks on people. In certain regions, jaguars compete for food with local communities and, when they cannot find it, it is common for the felines to go after domestic livestock. In retaliation, jaguars are attacked by these communities. Jaguars are also the victims of trophy hunting and trafficking of its parts.
Latin America has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, caused mainly by the agricultural sector.
Land-use change for livestock and monoculture, such as oil palm and soybeans, are recurrent drivers of deforestation.
Human-jaguar conflict, reported in all areas where it lives, threatens the species' survival.
The expansion of the urban area and human settlements cause the fragmentation and displacement of territory that leads to the decrease in jaguars and their prey.
Mining, the development of infrastructure, emerging diseases, the greater frequency and severity of fires and changes in the structure of ecosystems due to climate change, also put the jaguar at great risk.
