12-29-2022, 05:58 PM
The USA actively wiped out its Jaguars populations. There might only be one left, a lone male called Sombra.
Now there is a push to bring them back. They would have to be reintroduced from other cat populations, but it could be done.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...-rewilding
Bringing back large predators has been shown to have an stabilizing effect on ecosystems. Look what the wolves did for Yellowstone Park.
What would Jaguars do if they were brought back?
I am going to make a connection here even if it might not work. There is a wild hog problem in the USA. They are destroying local wildlife. They have no natural predators.
https://undark.org/2019/08/27/feral-hogs...9YQAvD_BwE
It is possible that Jaguars are the predator needed to control the wild hogs.
If not, they certainly will work to control other populations. Jaguars belong there. Their presence will have a good effect. We might be surprised how good. The wolves did a lot more good for Yellowstone than was expected.
Now there is a push to bring them back. They would have to be reintroduced from other cat populations, but it could be done.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...-rewilding
Bringing back large predators has been shown to have an stabilizing effect on ecosystems. Look what the wolves did for Yellowstone Park.
What would Jaguars do if they were brought back?
I am going to make a connection here even if it might not work. There is a wild hog problem in the USA. They are destroying local wildlife. They have no natural predators.
https://undark.org/2019/08/27/feral-hogs...9YQAvD_BwE
It is possible that Jaguars are the predator needed to control the wild hogs.
If not, they certainly will work to control other populations. Jaguars belong there. Their presence will have a good effect. We might be surprised how good. The wolves did a lot more good for Yellowstone than was expected.
Catherine