A RECORD OF 7 FELINE SPECIES IN BOLIVIAN CONSERVATION RESERVE

A RECORD 7 DIFFERENT CAT SPECIES RECORDED ON A PRIVATE RESERVE IN BOLIVIA

 

( SEE PICS AND VIDEOS BELOW )

Located just 3 hours or 180 km from the City of Santa Cruz is the spectacular San Miguelito Reserve, this property is a Cattle Ranch/Eco Tourism destination which has been created to recover cattle losses, prevent the killing of Jaguars and to help alleviate damage caused from Jaguars eating cattle etc. This project teaches locals that Wildife is worth more alive than dead.

A Jaguar which has been recorded at San Miguelito Reserve for the past few years

San Miguelito was prevously studied by WCS with the aim of finding out the Jaguar densities in the area, the results were fantastic with some of the highest densities of Jaguars and Pumas found anywhere in the world. In addition to Jaguars the property is home to Puma, Geoffreys Cat ,Jaguarundi, Ocelot, Margay and just recently a Pampas Cat was recorded for the first time ever !

Other species of animals which are thriving on the property include Tapir, Giant Anteater, Lesser Anteater, Brocket Deer, White Lipped Peccary, 3 banded Armadillo, Anaconda, Howler Monkeys, Titi Monkeys, Silvery Marmosets, Capybara and more.

A giant male resident male Jaguar which lives in the San Miguelito Jaguar Reserve.

The cat species recorded are 

Jaguar

Puma

Ocelot

Margay

Jaguarundi

Geoffrys Cat

Pampas Cat

 

The spectacular scenery and pristine forests of San Miguelito Jaguar Reserve

(SEE LINK OF PREVIOUS STUDY OF SAN MIGUELITO )

 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283722085_Six_species_of_cats_registered_by_camera_trap_surveys_of_tropical_dry_forest_in_Bolivia

HERE ARE SOME OF THE CAMERA TRAP PICTURES AND VIDEOS TAKEN FROM THE SAN MIGUELITO JAGUAR RESERVE 

Mother Jaguar and her cub, exciting news for the survial of the Jaguar

Beautiful video of a Jaguar at San Miguelito Jaguar Reserve

Ocelot with a freshly captured Rat

Margay caught on camera trap

Jaguarundi cat, one of 7 different species found here.

First ever capture of a Pampas Cat in San Miguelito , which makes it feline species number 7

 

Puma, one of the more common cat species in Bolivia

The San Miguelito is an excellent conservation story in Bolivia, and one of the only areas on the planet where you can visit which has 7 different species of felines.

Tours to this reserve offer night walks, canoe trips, hiking, setting up and checking camera traps, fishing , bird watching and much much more.

For more information about visting this amazing Reserve then contact us at NICKS ADVENTURES BOLIVIA