Tracking 99 jaguars by GPS reveals the hidden highways big cats need to survive

Researchers combined GPS data from 99 jaguars — more than 134,000 location points gathered over 15 years across five countries from Mexico to Argentina — to map the corridors the cats actually travel. Published in Ecosphere, the maps show which connected forests matter most, and where populations, such as those in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, are becoming cut off. Protecting the routes the jaguars themselves chose gives conservation a precise to-do list.

SDG 15 · Life on land — Mechanism: tech innovation