Iconic species makes incredible comeback after dwindling to only 11 creatures: 'A magnificent species that just wants to exist'

Iconic species makes incredible comeback after dwindling to only 11 creatures: 'A magnificent species that just wants to exist'

Jaguars are bouncing back in the national parks on both sides of the Iguazu River that separates Argentina and Brazil. The Green Corridor is a strip of protected lands that links the two South American nations and is home to a severely threatened jaguar population. Where once hundreds of jaguars roamed, the population dwindled to a fraction of that number. At one point, there were only 11 jaguars left in Brazil's Iguaçu National Park, per Mongab…