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Young Female Jaguar

Jaguars, the largest of South America's big cats, once roamed much of the Americas. Today they are found in only a few remote regions.

National Geographic is working to avert the big cats' extinction with the Big Cats Initiative, a comprehensive program that supports innovative projects with quick results for saving big cats, anti-poaching programs, projects that test new technology and more.

Photograph by Joel Sartore

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