Mango importer's campaign to aid jaguar conservation programs
Splendid by Porvenir says its Save the Jaguar campaign will return to celebrate the upcoming Jaguar honey mango crop.
The importer of mangoes expects crop availability by mid-March, according to a news release.
The Save the Jaguar campaign donates some proceeds from its Jaguar mango sales to jaguar conservation efforts in North America, according to the release. The company said the donated funds will help fund population counts, registrations and fitting GPS collars on the jaguars to monitor and track them.
“I understand how crucial these efforts are to keeping ecosystems thriving,” Daniel Ibarra, president of Splendid By Porvenir, said in the release. “Because of our involvement in this program, I was updated on the particular protected area, which I did not know much about until now, and I am happy to say how proud I am to support it.”
The company donated to jaguar conservation programs led by the nonprofits Animal Karma, Proyecto Jaguar and the protected area Meseta de Cacaxtla. Splendid by Porvenir said Meseta de Cacaxtla is a protected area in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and spans 123,000 acres and is home to 11 jaguars, doubling as a breeding ground. The conservation program works to repopulate northern Mexico and the southern U.S., the release said.
“People link jaguars with the jungles of southern Mexico, Central and South America, but an environment like this in northern Sinaloa is loaded with various feline species,” Rodrigo Nuñez, director of Proyecto Jaguar, said in the release. “Not too long ago, there were doubts about the existence of jaguars in Sinaloa, but thanks to everyone’s efforts, we have spotted a significant population, kickstarting our conservation program.”
