IMPLEMENTING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN-JAGUAR COEXISTENCE IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

CONFLICTS BETWEEN HUMAN POPULATIONS AND WILDLIFE ESPECIALLY JAGUARS ARE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON. THIS IMPACTS BOTH JAGUAR CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

THE AMAZON IS A CRITICAL HABITAT FOR JAGUARS BUT INCREASINGLY HABITAT LOSS AND ILLEGAL KILLINGS ARE MAJOR THREATS TO THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.

DEFORESTATION DRIVEN BY AGRICULTURE AND LOGGING AND MINING HAS REDUCED FOREST COVER WHICH BRINGS JAGUARS IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH PEOPLE.

JAGUARS ARE OFTEN KILLED IN RETALIATION FOR LIVESTOCK PREDATION OR OUT OF FEAR WHICH UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR CONFLICT MITIGATION STRATEGIES.

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO DOING BUSINESS AS SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE (SDZWA) HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN JAGUAR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION IN PERU FOR OVER 15-YEARS DEVELOPING MONITORING STRATEGIES AND SHOWING THE CRITICAL ROLE OF LOGGING CONCESSIONS IN THEIR PROTECTION.

RECENT LARGE SCALE INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY SDZWA REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL HUMAN JAGUAR CONFLICTS AND A SIGNIFICANT LACK OF COMMUNITY AWARENESS REGARDING CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING MECHANISMS.

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE JAGUAR KILLINGS AND MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES THROUGH A MULTIFACETED APPROACH.

KEY OBJECTIVES INCLUDE STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITIES OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO MANAGE HUMAN JAGUAR INTERACTIONS AND RESPOND TO CO