Jaguars and Roads in the Calakmul Region: Evidence of Road Crossing and Collisions with Vehicles

A study in the Calakmul region of Mexico revealed that jaguars (Panthera onca) cross Federal Highway 186, a major road threatening their population. Camera traps captured images of two male jaguars crossing the highway in 2019, with one later found dead after a vehicle collision in 2020. These findings align with earlier landscape models predicting jaguar crossing sites and highlight the need for wildlife-safe infrastructure to mitigate road-related mortality risks.

Hernández-Pérez, E. L., Sosa, J. L., Friedeberg, D., Contreras-Moreno, F. M., & Hidalgo-Mihart, M. G. (2020). Jaguars and Roads in the Calakmul Region: Evidence of Road Crossing and Collisions with Vehicles. Western North American Naturalist, 80(4). https://doi.org/10.3398/064.080.0416