RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2019, Bianca gave birth to the first jaguar cub born through artificial insemination. Now the 8-year-old female could once again contribute to the preservation of her species. That is, if everything goes according to plan and she can be impregnated with frozen semen.
Scientists say frozen semen would be easy to transport and thus help ensure the genetic diversity of jaguars, whose populations are increasingly fragmented due to habitat destruction, according to theriogenologist Lindsey Vansandt, a specialist in veterinary reproductive medicine at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.
"The population is becoming smaller . . .
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