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Jaguars in the Brazil-Argentina Green Corridor have climbed from about 40 in 2010 to at least 105, thanks to projects that pay neighbours to protect, not shoot, them.

After a 13% forest loss in Paraná drove cats to prey on cattle, women “Jaguar Crocheteers” turned big-cat crafts into new income, biologists built predator-proof corrals, and joint ranger-rancher patrols spread coexistence training, all of which have been instrumental in restoring local populations. #Nature #wildlife #environment #southamerica #brazil #argentina #news #endangered #animals #jaguar #Conservation

news.mongabay.com/2025/06/jagu

Mongabay Environmental News · Jaguar recovery unites Brazil and Argentina in conservation effortThe dark rosettes dotting the golden-brown fur of the jaguar are no longer a rare sight in Brazil’s Iguaçu National Park. In 2010, the protected area’s population of jaguars (Panthera onca) was on the brink of local extinction. Now, thanks to persistent conservation efforts led by Yara Barros, a biologist and executive coordinator of the […]

My new crackly pot inspired another blog post because 500 character just isn't enough.

"The cracks are unpredictable but beautiful, like a dried lake bed or elephant skin. They’ve come to feel like a map of this place: a visual echo of our fractured geology, our sinkhole-prone foundation, our porous aquifers and eroding coasts. The fragility of the sig surface mirrors the fragility of the land itself."

potterybyosa.com/blogs/clay-pe

Pottery by OsaFractured, Fragmented and Fragile"The cracks are unpredictable but beautiful, like a dried lake bed or elephant skin. They’ve come to feel like a map of this place: a visual echo of our fractured geology, our sinkhole-prone foundation, our porous aquifers and eroding coasts. The fragility of the terra sigllata surface mirrors the fragility of the land itself."