These cat footprints were spotted in one of our restored polygons, and judging by the size of the prints, they were left by a jaguar (Panthera onca). The jaguar is the largest wild cat species found in the Americas, and its threatened status varies among different regions in Brazil. Jaguar numbers have been falling since its last assessment by the IUCN Red List in 2016, when it was considered near-threatened. It is is the apex predator in the ecosystem where it is found. Remaining populations in the state of São Paulo are restricted to the east coast, and to a very small population in the west of the state in the Morro do Diabo State Park, the largest Atlantic Forest Protected Area in Brazil. Current estimates suggest that the jaguar population in São Paulo does not exceed 250 individuals.