Conservation measures

The jaguar is included in Appendix I of CITES (the Treaty of International Wildlife Trade), which means it is illegal to trade in your skin or any of its parts. 

For inclusion in CITES prices jaguar skin on the international market collapsed, slowing down the activity to not be profitable for hunters (Hoogesteijn & Mondolfi 1991a). 

The Jaguars are protected by national law in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Belize, USA and Venezuela. 

Hunting is considered legal problem animals in Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. The jaguar was worshiped as a god and considered by the pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico, Peru and Central America, but now is being persecuted by some ranchers, who hold the belief that this felid attacks their livestock . Studies show that such attacks are rare. 

The trophy hunting is allowed in Bolivia. 

It has no legal protection in Ecuador and French Guiana. 

Some large parks in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela protect some jaguars, as well as in other countries, others are essentially protected by large private ranches in Brazil and Venezuela. The world's largest reserve created especially for the protection of the Jaguar was created in Belize on December 2, 1984. To ensure adequate protection for the remaining populations and their habitats, it has been suggested that the determination of population sizes and habitat assessment, and control over the game are needed (Seymour, 1989). 

The Wildlife Conservation Society has conducted studies and has promoted the establishment of areas for conservation in Latin America. The new efforts are now coordinated by the Jaguar Conservation Program, funded by the Jaguar car brand. 

It is important to focus efforts on environmental education of landowners or livestock and it is important to promote ecotourism as a way to make money without harming the environment through biodiversity.