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last link connecting the subpopulations on the Pacific slope between Jalisco in the south and Sinaloa and Sonora in the north. Although our density estimate of the local subpopu- lation is high, the already highly fragmented habitat in the area is converted rapidly, making this subpopulation particularly vulnerable to extinction. Immediate and effec- tive conservation actions must be taken, including the pro- tection of patches with native vegetation and reforestation to maintain connectivity, and the involvement of local communities. To share our findings more widely, we have created a
social media page (Jaguares Sin Protección, 2017), published a children’s book based on scientific information derived from this project (Luja & Zamudio, 2019) and conducted 10 workshops in four communities in the area during 2019–
2021.As a result, several members of the local commu- nity have started to participate in jaguar monitoring and the conducting of workshops. However, improved law enforce- ment is required by the local environmental authorities as we have witnessed a variety of illegal activities such as log- ging, hunting, fishing and an increasing establishment of illegal shrimp farms.
Acknowledgements We thank M. Zamudio, I. Vallarta, A. Ponce, A. Guzmán, R. Virgen and volunteers and students for support with fieldwork; R. Thompson for constructive feedback and language review; and the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) for funding project 3369 ‘Ecology and Conservation of the jaguar (Panthera onca) and its potential prey outside the Natural Protected Areas of Nayarit, Mexico’. DG-B received a Graduate Student Scholarship (no. 732522) from CONACyT Mexico. This manuscript is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Maestría en Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias of the graduate student programme at the Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Mexico.
Author contributions Study design, fieldwork: VHL, DJG-B; data analysis, writing: all authors.
Conflicts of interest None.
Ethical standards This research involved a non-invasive survey and otherwise abided by the Oryx guidelines on ethical standards.
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