Jaguars & Wildlife of the Pantanal Trip 2

Join us in the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, spanning 75,000 square miles across South America. This vast landscape hosts one of the planet’s richest concentrations of wildlife—from hyacinth macaws and caimans to giant river otters—culminating in sightings of the elusive jaguar. Since 1998, WWF and its partners have worked to protect this vital ecosystem so both people and nature can thrive. In recent years, WWF has supported a transboundary conservation and sustainable‑development strategy with Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay to safeguard this globally important freshwater resource. Travel with WWF’s Ginette Hemley and local experts to explore key regions of the Pantanal and see firsthand how WWF collaborates with communities to protect wildlife, habitats, and livelihoods.​

Colby Loucks, WWF Vice President, Wildlife Conservation​

Colby Loucks joined WWF in 1996 as a GIS intern and is now Vice President and Deputy Lead of the Wildlife Program, as well as Director of the Wildlife Technology Innovation Lab, advancing tech solutions to protect biodiversity. Before WWF, he researched sustainable forestry and jaguar habitat in Paraguay. His WWF work has included major spatial analyses across North America, the Indo‑Pacific, the Chihuahua Desert, Southeast Asia, and the eastern Himalayas. He contributed to landmark efforts such as the Global 200, pronghorn migration studies, tiger landscape planning, and identifying unprotected giant panda habitat in China. Today, he helps guide global wildlife conservation, including key jaguar landscapes.