Jaguars - the Americas' largest cat - face severe welfare threats from habitat loss, hunting, and human-wildlife conflict across their range.
Jaguar welfare is threatened by habitat fragmentation, which forces jaguars into smaller territories with higher human contact and conflict risk. Jaguars killed in retaliatory attacks may suffer prolonged injury before death if shot with inappropriate weapons or traps. Conservation programs that implement predator-proof corrals, livestock guardian dogs, and compensation schemes significantly reduce conflict and retaliatory killing. The growing demand for jaguar parts from traditional medicine markets in Asia represents an emerging welfare and conservation threat.