Argentina released three jaguars into a capybara-filled swamp as a bold rewilding experiment, hoping to restore a predator missing for decades. The big cats adapted faster than anyone predicted, hunting prey and breeding successfully in the dense marshlands.
In January 2018, a camera trap on San Alonso Island in Corrientes Province, Argentina, recorded footage that the research team had to review twice before acknowledging what it showed. Two jaguar cubs, alive and moving, had been born on Argentine soil for the first time in nearly 70 years. The field manager watched the clip four times before sending it to the team. She attached no text to the messa…