Importance of the species

The Jaguar is the largest predator in the Neotropics size and plays a vital ecological role, affecting population densities of prey and is a limiting factor of these (Medellín et. al., 2002). The disappearance of the Jaguars can cause changes in ecosystems. Eliminate the large carnivores in an ecosystem has an impact on the abundance of various species, as its absence can lead to population growth of prey and predators of smaller and this, in turn, can have severe implications on the dynamics community and the ecosystem, eventually leading to simplified and impoverished ecological systems.