Northern Jaguar Project Inc.

“Form 990 is reviewed in-depth by the executive director, administrative manager, board president and treasurer prior to filing. The draft form 990 is provided to the board prior to filing.”

“After disclosure of a financial interest by a member of the board or staff, the interested person shall leave the board or committee meeting while the financial interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. If it does, the chairperson of the board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. The interested person shall be prohibited from participating in deliberations and decisions about the transaction. Periodic reviews of this policy ensure that njp operates in a manner consistent with its tax-exempt purposes.”

“When determining compensation for management, which includes the staff positions of executive director and administrative manager, the board uses compensation surveys to approve the level of compensation. Compensation for the executive director and administrative manager were last reviewed in 2021.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990 is also available via guidestar.”

“Northern jaguar project - statement of program accomplishments october 2021 to september 2022 renowned for their power, strength, beauty, and grace, jaguars are vanishing throughout the americas. Nowhere is this more apparent than the u.s.-mexico borderlands, where the northern jaguar project conducts research and conservation activities intended to safeguard these cats from illegal poaching, retaliatory killings, habitat loss, and other persistent threats. The centerpiece of our work is the 56,600-acre northern jaguar reserve - a remote, rugged, and exceedingly wild landscape where female jaguars can raise their young free from harm. Njp further works with researchers, ranchers, youth, and local communities to engender support for conserving jaguars, their habitat, and other species. Wildlife monitoring and research scientific research is a centerpiece of our programs on and near the northern jaguar reserve, where our team of biologists and technicians maintained an array of over 150 motion-triggered cameras. Over the years, our research and monitoring efforts have led to more than 80 distinct jaguars documented on the reserve and neighboring viviendo con felinos ranches, with 2,300 jaguar images to date. In the 2021 fiscal year, 12 known jaguars moved across the entire protected area resulting in more than 300 photos/videos. The highlights were one new jaguar, long-time residents, the return of some old friends, a mating pair, and one mother jaguar with her cub. Among other research endeavors, our collaboration within the borderlands linkages initiative resulted in an awesome discovery. We focused on previously unexplored habitat in the state to initiate the first state-wide jaguar monitoring effort in sonora. We participated with other five organizations and were responsible, among other continuing activities, for the development of the first jaguar monitoring protocol in the state. As part of this collaboration, we were in charge of the individual identification of the detected animals, and therefore had the opportunity to discover that el jefe, a male reported 7 years ago in arizona, was recorded in central sonora in november 2021 by one of the other partner organizations (profauna). We regularly visited the viviendo con felinos ranches to maintain cameras, retrieve photographs, and make sure agreements to not harm wildlife were honored. We placed cameras on one new ranch to explore different locations, and a total of seven jaguars were recorded across 14 viviendo con felinos ranches. Beyond jaguars, our research has identified more than 190 different ocelots to date. Two male ocelots and four females have now been on our cameras for more than nine years. Our field team conducted biannual ranid frog monitoring (lithobates spp.), as well as seasonal repeat photography for long-term vegetation monitoring.”

“Community outreach our viviendo con felinos project extended protection for jaguars and other felines on 19 ranches, encompassing more than 125,000 total acres. We provided monetary awards for feline photographs to promote the presence of living wildlife and worked with ranchers to minimize human-wildlife conflicts. Our annual community-wide celebration and photo exhibit to honor the viviendo con felinos ranchers, with all the other related activities, was suspended due to the covid-19 pandemic, but we made arrangements for the celebration in october 2022. Although planned meetings and restoration workshops with the ranchers were postponed due to covid-19, we continue to meet with many ranchers one-on-one to discuss concerns about cattle management and find conservation-oriented solutions to help maintain their livelihoods. For health safety reasons, some contacts are through remote communication, but we keep contact with all the involved ranchers. Our eco-guardian club continued to engage kids with at-home activities through the publication of a monthly booklet. Our educational outreach was the aspect of work most impacted by the global pandemic, with youth camera outings, overnight campouts, school workshops, and field trips cancelled. During this time, our team developed educational materials and updated workshops for when schools reopen.”

“Northern jaguar reserve our field team insured the efficient management of the reserve with infrastructure work that included camp maintenance, upgrades to solar power and water systems, weather station repairs, and road maintenance to minimize erosion. Fences were repaired, and new fencing was installed to keep trespassing cows out. We focused buffelgrass removal efforts along the road and in selected priority areas. Stewardship and long-term management fund we continued to grow our stewardship and long-term management fund to guarantee the reserve's future through sustainable management and restoration. With more than 88% of our initial $1 million goal in hand, this fund will create a permanent source of annual funding to cover the costs of basic protection and ensure proper guardianship of the reserve in perpetuity. Building our stewardship fund will continue to be a priority for additional funding in the years ahead. Grassroots leadership operating with a binational approach has been a core principle of the northern jaguar project since our inception and a theme that runs deeply throughout our organization. We have and continue to spend time listening and learning to manage cross-border relationships that are uplifting and guided by local residents and community-based partnerships. We have made a long-term commitment to this community where people's hearts are changing, and jaguars and other wild cats are finding safe spaces, room to roam, and time to rebound.”