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Jaguars Flood Into Brazilian Wetlands After Massive Wildfire

When wildfires scorched half of Brazil’s northern Pantanal in 2020, researchers expected to find fewer jaguars in their long-term study site. Instead, they discovered something remarkable: the wetland had become a magnet for the big cats, drawing immigrants from fire-ravaged areas and boosting the local population to even higher densities. The finding suggests this corner … Read more

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