With the hope of recovering the majestic species, they release a yaguareté and gain strength in the heart of the province of Chaco.
Quiyoc, a young yaguareté, is the fourth female to be released in the El Impenetrable National Park, marking a fundamental step in an ambitious project aimed at restoring a population that was on the brink of extinction in this region.
For 35 years, no females had been recorded in this vast expanse, and only a few solitary males confirmed the precariousness of the species.
This project, driven by Rewilding Argentina Foundation, the Province of Chaco, and the Administration of National Parks, pursues a clear and vital objective: restoring the populations of this top predator and, thereby, restoring the overall health of the ecosystem.
Beyond conservation, this initiative also projects as a driver of local development, betting on wildlife observation tourism that promises economic and social benefits for the communities of Chaco.
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## El Impenetrable: birthplace of new hope when a yaguareté is released
The El Impenetrable National Park, a natural gem of 128 thousand hectares (equivalent to six times the surface area of the City of Buenos Aires) in the province of Chaco, is the vibrant setting of this project for the recovery of the yaguareté.
Launched firmly in 2019, this innovative proposal continues to advance by leaps and bounds. In the depths of its thick forest overflowing with biodiversity, Quiyoc, a two-year-old yaguareté, was strategically released.
Her arrival symbolizes a new hope for the recovery of a species that was practically extinct in this particular region of Chaco.
They release a yaguareté and it is Quiyoc, holding the important title of being the fourth female released in El Impenetrable National Park, and the second this year.
Her arrival is particularly significant, considering that before these releases, less than ten yaguaretés had been recorded in the immense one million square kilometers that the Great Argentine Chaco covers, and, even more worrying, all of them were males.
The release of females is a crucial and indispensable step to achieve the true recovery of the yaguareté, the top predator of South America, in this vast dry forest.
This ecosystem, which extends through Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia, is one of the most threatened in the world. Despite its critical importance, the Chaco forest remains largely unknown and unprotected, despite being the second largest forest mass in South America, surpassed only by the imposing Amazon.
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## Quiyoc: a symbol of assisted reproduction and Rewilding
The name Quiyoc, which means “yaguareté” in the qom language, carries a fascinating conservation story. She is the daughter of Tania, a captive female, and Qaramta, a wild male, whose union was the result of a pioneering management intervention.
“She was born within the framework of the species supplementation project in the El Impenetrable National Park and was conceived thanks to an unprecedented active management action,” celebrated Débora Abregú, Coordinator of Conservation at the Rewilding Argentina Impenetrable Project.
She explained that “Qaramta entered Tania‘s enclosure for a few days, designed for this purpose, and then returned to the wildlife.
Quiyoc grew up in semi-captivity conditions and therefore can be released once adult: she had no contact with humans and developed hunting skills to fend for herself once free.”
This innovative approach demonstrates the deep commitment of conservationists to the long-term viability of the species.
With this project, Rewilding Argentina Foundation, the Province of Chaco, and the National Parks Administration not only seek to save the current populations but also to rebuild the splendor of a region where the yaguareté enjoyed an abundant presence until the late 19th century.
Explorer Arthur Dobson, one of the numerous travelers who left written testimonies of this natural wealth, documented in 1899, during a tour of a section of the Bermejo River (where El Impenetrable National Park is now located): “We have seen no less than twenty-seven tigers in three days.” A figure that today seems almost unimaginable.
Guillermo Díaz Cornejo, National Parks board member, emphasized the transcendental importance when they released a yaguareté, of the release of this yaguareté female for the conservation of the species in El Impenetrable National Park, highlighting the valuable joint and coordinated work being carried out with the government of Chaco and Rewilding Argentina Foundation.
Meanwhile, Sebastián Di Martino from Rewilding Argentina Foundation, expressed his immense satisfaction at now having four free female yaguaretés after 35 years without records of females in the Dry Chaco of Argentina.
“We are thrilled with the progress of this supplementation project, which is the first of its kind in the world and is allowing us to rebuild the fourth reproductive population of the species in Argentina,” he affirmed enthusiastically.
The Vice Governor of the Province of Chaco, Silvana Schneider, also expressed with deep pride and emotion the vital importance of Quiyoc’s release, the fourth yaguareté now enjoying full freedom in the national park.
## Constant monitoring, they release a yaguareté and the future of the species in Chaco
Currently, seven free yaguaretés are being carefully monitored using satellite collars in the El Impenetrable National Park region: three males and four females.
The males, Qaramta, Tewuk, and Tañhi Wuk, are adult wild specimens that arrived on their own from distant populations, probably in search of reproductive opportunities.
Their presence in the area was anchored and consolidated thanks to the arrival of the females from the project.
The four females — Keraná, Nalá, Miní, and Quiyoc — were released in just over a year with a clear purpose: that, by mating with the males, new offspring are born, and the species can finally recover and flourish.
The constant monitoring of these animals allows for a detailed follow-up of their movements, studying their diet patterns, and documenting how they explore and move through the territory, especially along the Bermejo River, which acts as a vital natural corridor for the species.
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## The yaguareté has a future in the Argentine Dry Chaco: a richer ecosystem and booming tourism
They release a yaguareté and as the jaguar and its populations strengthen, it will once again assume its irreplaceable role as a top predator.
This will not only bring important environmental benefits, but it will
