One early morning we spotted fresh tracks and scats of two jaguars (Panthera onca) on one of the trails near our field station in Sierra de las Minas. As we carefully followed the tracks, searching for signs of the elusive felines we were surprised to end up right outside our camp. So while we and our USAID guests had been sound asleep, the jaguar had paid us a little visit. Not that we minded, on the contrary, the presence of jaguars in Sierra de las Minas is an indicator o