Update: On October 31st, the President of the Congress of Guatemala and Congressman César Fion gave a formal recognition to the Genesis Elite Ranger Team and to me inside the Congress in Guatemala City.

In 2010, Gerardo Ceballos and a group of other researchers set out to answer a burning question: how many jaguars were there in Mexico? They knew there weren’t many. Hunting, habitat loss, conflict with cattle ranchers, and other issues had pushed the population to the brink of extinction.

Global Conservation collaborates with numerous individuals worldwide who are pioneering in the fields of environmentalism, encompassing anti-poaching, wildlife conservation, and the promotion of human-wildlife coexistence. We have the great honor of highlighting some of our Heros for you by sharing their history and stories.

Featured in Mongabay, Global Conservation has been working for six years to support jaguar research efforts and the protection and monitoring of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve.

Agriculture, development, and cities have destroyed many of the country's forests, so Calakmul represents the last chance to save Mexico's last intact tropical forest.

Global Conservation helps fund a major expansion of Calakmul that also now boasts the first Mexican tropical forest reserve. Communities meet to strengthen and support for their lands.

With Global Conservation’s support and matching funding from Rainforest Trust, the private nonprofit FundaEco has been working hard to stop illegal activities in Parque Nacional Mirador – Rio Azul (Mirador-Rio Azul National Park) and surrounding areas.