WIN A WWF JAGUAR ADOPTION
We’ve teamed up with charity WWF to bring you a behind-the-scenes look at jaguar conservation
Wildlife photography is a vital tool in animal conservation. These captivating images were captured by Emmanuel Rondeau, who spent three months in French Guiana photographing jaguar behaviour and conservation in action for WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature).
Though around 170,000 jaguars are thought to remain in the wild, we know surprisingly little about them. With camera traps, Emmanuel wanted to improve knowledge of the jaguar’s distribution and behaviour – critical to protecting them and their final strongholds. To begin his quest, he had to travel deep into the heart of the rainforest.
His starting point was a research station that required eight hours of travel by canoe and four hours of travel on foot from the nearest village. “Based in a remote scientific station in the Amazon, I had the opportunity to explore places where only a very few people have ever been,” shares Emmanuel. “In such a place you can see the true wilderness, with its beauty and wonder but also its danger.
You feel small and fragile compared to the amazing complexity of nature, and in a world so humanised and tamed, this is a good and necessary feeling.”
WWF is the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, whose mission is to create a world where people and wildlife can thrive together. We’ve partnered up to offer you the chance of winning a jaguar adoption.