JAGUARS OF IGUAÇU
Whoweare
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?
oneofthejaguarsof Iguaçu
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
,
Less than 300 jaguars in the Atlantic Forest
ThisisIndia, oneofthejaguarsof Iguaçu
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
ThisisFloriano, oneofthejaguarsof Iguaçu
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
hepopulationwho alPark,providing tockmanagement redationandusing reducefear. offelines(ortheir idingpeopleonhow terajaguarandhow emselves. dtopredationcases, i-predationdevices.
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.
Executive partners
Other sponsors in 2024
Main Sponsor in 2024
Main Sponsor
Partnets, former sponsors and financial and institutional support
