Heart of the Jaguar - The Extraordinary Conservation Effort to Save the Americas' Legendary Cat

The jaguar is the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere. A resilient and efficient predator, it is one of the wildest creatures left on the planet. However, a million years after it appeared in the New World, the species is struggling to survive. Heart of the Jaguar tells the story of the extraordinary undertaking to save the jaguar, which began in the jungles of Belize in the 1980s and later became the Jaguar Corridor Initiative. James Campbell tracks the legacy of Alan Rabinowitz-"the Indiana Jones of wildlife ecology"-a formidable man who fought for the corridor that now extends 5,000 latitudinal miles. From the Bering Land Bridge to pre-Columbian jungle temples to the internet, Heart of the Jaguar takes readers in search of the jaguar's past and present-and its future.

About the author

James Campbell is the author of The Final Frontiersman, Braving It, and The Ghost Mountain Boys. He has written for Outside magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Men’s Journal, and many other publications. He lives in Wisconsin.

Product details

• Authors: James Campbell
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.11.2025
• EAN: 9780393867619
• ISBN: 978-0-393-86761-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 505 g
• Illustrations: 8 page color insert
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Endangered Species, NATURE / Animals / Big Cats, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Endangered species & extinction of species, Wildlife: mammals, Conservation of the environment, Forests, rainforests, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, Endangered species and extinction of species, Forests and woodland