Jones DA - Jaguar Paradise

Jaguar Paradise?
Human boundaries in conservation management and

consequences of limited protection
David Aneurin Jones, Sara Calçada and Rebeca Chaverri

Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Email: costarica@gviworld.com
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Rainforest Concern
Rainforest Concern was established as a registered charity in 1993 to protect the world's tropical rainforests and the
incredible biodiversity they contain, together with the indigenous people who still depend on them for their survival.
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Founded by Dian Fossey in 1978 to save the Gorillas. Dedicated to the conservation of gorillas and their habitats in Africa
through anti-poaching, regular monitoring, research, education and support of local communities, DFGFI uniquely continues
to promote the ideals and vision of Dr. Dian Fossey.
Jane Goodall Institute

Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall’s pioneering research of chimpanzee behavior -- research
which transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global
leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative
community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and the Roots & Shoots education program, which
has groups in more than 90 countries.
South African National Parks

SANParks is one of the world's leading conservation and scientific research bodies and a leading proponent of maintaining
the indigenous natural environment.
CONANP
Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (National Commission of Protected Natural Areas) CONANP, is a
governmental body that manages 150 areas of federal property (17.8 million hectares) in Mexico with the aim of regional
sustainable development for the conservation of their ecosystems and biodiversities.
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Study Site

International Sea Turtle Symposium February 2009, Melbourne, Australia
2008: 166
Working in the area
Funneling effect?
Indio Maiz Biological

Reserve
3,180 km² (318,000 hectares),
Barra del Colorado Wildlife

Refuge
812 km² (81,211 hectares)
Tortuguero National Park

312 km² (31,187 hectares)
North of the border
A major threat facing these wild areas is
poverty and population growth, which can
drive uncontrolled agricultural expansion
and over-hunting by a hungry populace.
Vast expanses of unpopulated and
unprotected wild lands are still found along
the Nicaragua’s Caribbean coastal plain, but
with limited oversight, they risk being
converted into African palm plantations.
WCS http://www.wcs.org/where-we-work/latin-
america/nicaragua.aspx 17-Nov -09
Oil Palm Development on

Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast
Oil palm plantations are beginning to rival
coffee and bananas for agricultural lands
throughout Central America, and are of
particular threat to Nicaragua's Jaguar
Corridor. Panthera has been conducting
research to provide guidelines that will make
oil palm agriculture more "jaguar friendly"
rather than allow the burgeoning industry to
destroy jaguar habitat.
Panthera Newletter – Issue 7 Nov 2009
Conflict
E R E D
A NG
E ND
Conflict
NE D
H RE ATE
NE AR T
Keystone species; flagships
Tortuguero – “The place of the turtles”
Over 134,000 visitors in 2008
High variety of jaguar prey species
Abundance of marine turtles
Easy prey – little consumption
Increasing isolation and loss of habitat
Jaguar Paradise?
Human boundaries in conservation management and
consequences of limited protection
David Aneurin Jones, Sara Calçada and Rebeca Chaverri

Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Email: costarica@gviworld.com
Global Vision International Costa Rica,
Apartado Postal 78-7209, Cariari de Pococí, Limón, Costa Rica.
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Jaguar Paradise?

Human boundaries in conservation management and

David Aneurin Jones, Sara Calçada and Rebeca Chaverri

Every organization's requirements are different; some require minimal

If you are interested in receiving well informed, enthusiastic volunteers

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Jane Goodall Institute

South African National Parks

costarica@gviworld.com http://gvicostarica.blogspot.com/ Maps: MINAET unless stated

costarica@gviworld.com http://gvicostarica.blogspot.com/ Maps: MINAET unless stated

Indio Maiz Biological

Barra del Colorado Wildlife

Tortuguero National Park

Oil Palm Development on

Panthera Newletter – Issue 7 Nov 2009

David Aneurin Jones, Sara Calçada and Rebeca Chaverri

With institutional support from

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