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A female jaguar released in 2021 in the Ibera National Park in northern Argentina has been caught on camera with two young cubs, the first jaguars to be born in the wild in Argentina’s forests in 70 years.
The cubs were born to mother Arami, and father Jatobazinho, a rehabilitated wild jaguar from Brazil, donated to Argentina in a 2019 conservation project.
The sleek animal’s rehabilitation program began in 2012, and since then eight of them have been released into Ibera Park.
“The free reproduction of jaguars and the arrival of this new generation is a remarkable sign of the protection of the species and of hope for a healthy population of jaguars in Esteros del Iberá,” the park officials said in a statement.
Last week, the technical group had noticed that the woman had stayed in a place believed to be for taking care of the little ones.
Project coordinator Magalí Longo says that the mating between Arami and Jatobazinho took place completely under natural conditions.
“If both cubs survive — something we will learn in the coming weeks — the population in Iberá will have ten jaguars, which will be very important for the Chaco region,” he said.
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