Jaguars

Infiltrating a smuggling network to save these majestic cats ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Close-up of a jaguar laying on a tree branch]( {NAME}, The jaguar population is plummeting across the Americas. Half of all of these majestic cats have been wiped out. Some countries have seen them disappear entirely. Much of this heartbreaking decline is thanks to ruthless wildlife traffickers, who sell jaguar parts for massive profit. These jaguar smuggling networks are sophisticated and dangerous enough that local authorities are powerless to stop them. Which is where a small organisation called Earth League International (ELI) comes in. ELI sends in the best intelligence and law enforcement professionals to infiltrate smuggling networks and bring them down. It’s dangerous work, but they’ve already succeeded in stopping a jaguar-fang trafficking network in Bolivia. We can help them scale up to expand this work across South America. ELI operates on a tiny budget, so every donation makes a huge difference – can you chip in to help save the jaguars, before this iconic species is lost forever? [Donate $3]( another amount]( As apex predators, jaguars play a vital role in controlling the populations of other species and maintaining the delicate balance of important ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest. They require vast territory to survive, and as deforestation has shrunk their habitats, they’ve become more and more isolated. The illegal jaguar trade has further accelerated this decline. Once sold for their pelts, the demand for jaguar parts is now fueled by black markets in some regions where jaguar fangs and bones are sold as ‘tiger’ parts for huge profit by smugglers. These sophisticated, dangerous networks, which are run much like the illegal drug and arms trades (and often by the same people!), are big business. The global wildlife trade brings in more than a hundred billion dollars a year. It’s slow, dangerous work to bring down the networks and stop the illegal trade. But ELI brings in the best intelligence and security experts out there to carefully infiltrate the trafficking rings. They’ve identified 75 more ‘Persons of Interest’ in the jaguar trafficking networks, many of whom are linked to organized crime groups that are also engaged in other serious crimes like human smuggling and money laundering. But to go after all of them, they need to quickly expand. And if enough of us chip in, we can help make it happen. {NAME}, will you help save the jaguars, before it's too late? [Donate $3]( another amount]( Anything extra raised will power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet. Thanks for all that you do, Allison and the Ekō team --------------------------------------------------------------- More information: [The illegal jaguar trade is thriving online. Why aren’t governments stopping it?]( Mongabay. 02 February 2023.  [‘Operation Jaguar’ Summary Report]( Earth League International. 14 November 2022.   Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe]( Â