Jaguar spotted in binational corridor

Panthera spotted an adult male jaguar in the Guatemala-Honduras binational corridor for the second time this year.

Second sighting this year

The jaguar was sighted in June and marks the first time in a decade that Panthera has observed the species on both sides of this border region.

First time in decade

Panthera has observed jaguars on both sides of the border for the first time in a decade since 2017.

Dr. Bárbara Escobar Anleu

Dr. Bárbara Escobar Anleu, Panthera's Guatemala country coordinator, said seeing jaguars in conservation areas is a motivation for their work.

“We are definitely very excited”

120 camera traps deployed

Panthera placed at least 120 camera traps throughout the binational corridor since 2017 to monitor jaguars.

Jaguar conservation status

Jaguars are classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List with 173,000 individuals in the wild.

What this means for jaguars

The sightings provide hope that jaguars are still using the binational corridor despite threats.

“The camera trap images of the jaguars in both Honduras and Guatemala give us hope”