Roberto Wolf: Protecting the Jaguar in Northern Mexico

In this episode, we talk with Roberto Wolfe, Mexico General Manager for the Northern Jaguar Project, a binational conservation effort based in Tucson, Arizona, and Sahuaripa, Sonora. NJP’s mission is to preserve and recover the world’s northernmost population of jaguars, an apex predator and keystone species whose survival supports entire ecosystems. Through partnerships with local ranchers, environmental education in Sonoran schools, and long-term scientific research --including extensive use of camera traps-- NJP protects over 56,000 acres of core jaguar habitat in the Sierra Madre foothills. Roberto grew up in Mexico City and began his journey into wildlife care as a teenage volunteer at Chapultepec Zoo. Trained in veterinary science, he brings deep knowledge of big cat biology and a passion for transboundary conservation. As jaguar habitats across the Americas shrink due to deforestation, development, and border infrastructure, Roberto helps lead efforts to ensure these elusive cats continue to roam from Sonora to southern Arizona.