Mexico’s jaguar population has grown by 30% since 2010, including a rise of over 11% between 2018 and 2024, although they are still considered in danger of extinction.
The report came from Mexico’s National Alliance for Jaguar Conservation, which conducted last year’s census, which estimated the population at 5,326, a growth it called “surprising and encouraging.”
The association urged incentives to conserve more jaguar corridors, and called on the government and social media platforms to crack down on the sales of jaguar parts. Skins, skulls, claws and fangs are being illegally trafficked, it noted. Habitat destruction and conflicts with ranchers have also contributed to the danger.
Larger protected areas in recent years have helped the population increase, although the association says it will take another 15 to 30 years of continued growth to be out of extinction danger and to achieve a population of around 8,000.
