Context
The RBC is a Protected Area located in the state of Campeche. It protects more than 80% of the plant species of the entire Yucatan Peninsula, 350 species of birds, and around 300 species of mammals. Its importance increases daily since it shelters one of Mexico's most emblematic endangered species: the jaguar (Panthera onca). This feline, which the Mayans revered in its time, has a population of 4,800 individuals in the wild today. About 5% inhabit Calakmul; however, they continue to be threatened by poaching and habitat loss.
Since 2015, together with Conservation International Mexico and Amigos de Calakmul, Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (FMCN) has joined efforts to reverse this critical situation. With the support of academic institutions, organizations, and ejidos in the region, concrete measures have been implemented to maintain forest cover, raise awareness among the local population about the jaguar's current situation, and propose actions to protect both the species’ populations and its habitat.
The line of work that guides the actions of the Calakmul Conservation Fund:
- Support the people who own the forests that form biological corridors and that are part of the jaguars’ habitat.