Author: Lilia Lozano
Last month, Naturaleza y Cultura Internacional hosted the 5th annual Dia del Jaguar festival in Álamos, Sonora. The event brings together scientists, conservation organizations, artists, ranchers, locals, and visitors in celebration of Mexico’s most iconic wild cat. Jaguars are threatened throughout their range, but find refuge in the Sierra Madre Occidental of eastern Sonora. Park guards have captured seven unique individuals on camera traps in the Reserva Monte Mojino, NCI’s 7000-hectare reserve in the tropical dry forest east of Álamos.
Among many other things, this year’s two-day program included academic talks (including one by Carlos Lopez, co-author of the book Borderland Jaguars), workshops on pitahaya harvesting, Naturalista/iNaturalist, and other topics, delicious local food from the community of Munihuasa, and music by local student groups and the electrifying songs of Rayito Bencomo.
