Project Jaguars of Iguaçu

JAGUARS OF IGUAÇU

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The Project Jaguars of Iguaçu is an institutional project of ICMBio, developed in partnership with the Instituto Pró Carnívoros, CENAP/ICMBio and WWF Brazil.

Ourmissionisthe conservationofthe jaguar,asakeyspecies oftheIguaçuNational Park'sbiodiversity

Howdowework?

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TheProjectJaguarsofIguaçuworksonthreemainareas:

ThisisFloriano,

Ourteam

Ourteamiscomposedby:

YaraBarros-ExecutiveCoordinator

Biologist,PhDinZoology

VâniaFoster- HeadofResearch

Biologist,PhDinEcologyandConservation

ThiagoReginato-HeadofCoexistence

EnvironmentalManager

AlineKotz-HeadofEngagement

EnvironmentalManager

ValquíriaM.Nascimento-FieldAssistant

EnvirnmentalTechnician

PatríciaT.Gomes-ResearchAssistant

Veterinarian

Thejaguar

Biggest feline of the Americas, third of the world

Critically Endangered in the Atlantic Forest

The species is an indicator of a healthy environment

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Less than 300 jaguars in the Atlantic Forest

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The agreement does not foresee the transfer of budgetary or financial resources from ICMBio to Pró Carnívoros. However, it allows for the possibility that, if necessary for the implementation of activities, a loan, donation of assets, or another form of sharing of patrimonial resources between the parties, subject to thesigningofaspecificagreement.

OurHeadquarters

TheJaguarsofIguaçuProjectoccupiesapropertywithintheIguaçuNationalPark in Foz do Iguaçu, provided by ICMBio. The site is known as the 'Jaguar's Den' or 'TocadaOnça'.

TheIguaçuNational Park

185.000 hectars

One of the most important areas of inland Atlantic Forest of the country

Represents 80% of the forest remnants in the Paraná State

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Research: Understandtoact

Theprojectcarriesoutresearchtogetda developmentofconservationstrategiesforthe mainresearchlinesare

Bi-annual census of jaguars and fauna monitoring

We monitor the fluctuation of the jaguar population, which increased from 11 animals in 2009 to 24 in 2020. We also monitor continuously the fauna of the park

Feeding ecology

We study the base of prey for the jaguars and evaluate their diet

Corridors

We evaluate the vegetation corridors outside the park to verify their use by big cats

monitoring

We capture and install satellite collars on jaguars, to study their movements, territory, home range and feeding habits

ProgramDogSe Assessingapotentialt

TheDogServationProgram resourcesfromthePró-Ca thegrant NildeLagoPinh thisprogramistocondu domesticdogsfromprope NationalPark.Thego demographicandepi identifyingpossibleetiolo transmittedto Theassessmentwill biochemical,andserolog diseasessuchasLeish Brucellosis,Adenovirusin andParvovirusinfection carriedoutastheprimarypreventivemethodagainst caninediseasesandrabiesinthesampledanimals. In2023,propertiesanddogstobesampledwere selected.

Book:TakingCareoftheDogsandtheJaguarsofIguaçu

Accessibleinformationfordogowners

AspartoftheProgramDogServationandinresponsetothescenario encounteredduringvisitstoruralproperties,wehaveauthoredabook providingbasictipsonresponsibledogownership,conceptsofwellbeing,vaccination,andshelter

Italsoaddressestherelationshipbetweendogsandthejaguarsof Iguaçu,focusingonstrategiestoprotectdogsandsafetymeasuresincase ofencounterswithjaguars.

Thebooktitled"TakingcareoftheDogsandtheJaguarsofIguaçu"is writteninanaccessiblelanguageandillustratedbyRodrigoCunhade Paula.

ThelayoutwasfundedbytheInstituteConhecerParaConservar,andthe printingofathousandcopieswassponsoredbytheFozEcoParkZoo.

Itwillbedistributedtothepopulationofmunicipalitiesborderingthe IguaçuNationalPark,especiallyinpropertieswherewewillcollectdog samplesfortesting.

Visitsforanimalselectionand contactwithowners

Awareness: Canweturnfear

intoenchantment?

Wedevelopactivitieswiththecommunities ofthe14townsaroundtheIguaçuNational Park.

Ourgoalistotransformfearinto enchantmentandtocreateastrongbond betweenthecommunitiesandtheproject

Coexistence: peopleandjaguarssharingthisland

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TheGraffitiJaguarisajointinitiative betweentheJaguarsofIguaçu

ProjectandartistIgorIzzy,usingart asatooltoraiseawarenessamong communitiesinthemunicipalities surroundingtheIguaçuNational Parkabouttheconservationofthe jaguar.

GraffitifeaturingthejaguarsofIguaçuisplannedtobecreated, preferablyinpublicsquares,acrossthetenmunicipalitiessurrounding thepark.ThegraffitibelowwasdoneinFozdoIguaçu,atamunicipal school,inconjunctionwithagraffitiworkshopforchildren

Aeroportos,whichmanagestheFozdo Iguaçuairport,andtheInstituteforthe

ConservationofNeotropicalCarnivores–Pró-Carnívoros,viatheJaguarsofIguaçu Project,thisairporthasbeendesignatedas thecountry'sfirstJaguar-FriendlyAirport

Jaguar Crocheteers

Oneoftheproject'slinesofactionisthealternativeincome generationandempowermentofwomenlivingintheregion. WetrainedwomenfromtwocitiesaroundtheNationalParkwithan amigurumi(crochetjaguars)course,andthewomenhavealreadystarted production.Theprojecthelpstofindmarketsforthelittlejaguarsproduced.

The'JaguarCrocheter womenlivinginthevic agua

The'ScratchingtheFuture'programcombines foodsecuritywithalternativeincome generationforpropertiesborderingtheIguaçu NationalPark,wheretheJaguarsofIguaçu Projectoperatesincasesofjaguarpredation. Thepurposeofthisprogramisforthejaguarto addvaluetotheproductionofeggsandfreerangechickensinasemi-opensystem.Happy chickensproducequalityeggs,generating incomefortheowners.

Thepilotprogramwaslaunchedin2023in Matelândia,wheretherewaspredationofgoats byajaguar.

DreamsEcoParkfundedtheconstructionof thehenhouse. Thechickenshaveaspacious outdoorareaduringtheday,andatnightthey sleepinaprotectedareasafefrompredator attacksandweatherconditions.