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Protecting the world's northernmost jaguars…
Northern Jaguar Project Staff and Associates
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Administrative Staff
Megan Southern, Office Coordinator
Megan works part-time for the Northern Jaguar Project providing administrative support. After receiving a B.A. in Biology from Wittenberg University, Megan worked for the national office of the Student Environmental Action Coalition and in People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' research and investigations department. Since moving to Arizona in 1996, she has worked as membership coordinator for the Center for Biological Diversity and as co-editor of the Earth First! Journal. Outside of this work, Megan has traveled across the U.S. on a tandem bicycle with her dog, Ellen, to raise money for charity, and in 2005, she documented the harp seal hunt in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Adjunct Staff
Juan Carlos "JC" Bravo, Project Manager for Naturalia
Originally from Mexico City, Juan Carlos has been interested in science and nature since childhood. Upon finishing art school, he was attracted to conservation through his interest in nature photography. He began working for Naturalia, A.C. on outreach and environmental education projects, particularly through publishing the organization's magazine Especies. Seven years later, having grown with Naturalia, JC oversees the Northern Jaguar Reserve and attends to its day-to-day management. He makes sure the Jaguar Guardians have everything they need, does conservation outreach to local residents, and facilitates research at the reserve. JC also attends to Naturalia's other Sonoran wildlife reserve, Los Fresnos.
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The Jaguar Guardians
Francisco "Kiko" Cordero, Remote Camera Instructor and Jaguar Guardian
Kiko, a traditional Sonoran vaquero, has worked on ranches his entire life. Kiko is a member of an old Sonoran cowboy family with Yaqui heritage. Familiar with the terrain of the Northern Jaguar Reserve and the surrounding area, Kiko knows all of the local wildlife trails and the habits of animals on the reserve. He is an invaluable resource for reserve management.
Eduardo "Lalo" de Leon Orozco, Jaguar Guardian
Lalo has served as a Jaguar Guardian since 2005. Originally from Hermosillo, the largest city in Sonora, Lalo has a technical ecological degree from the Center for Superior Studies for the State of Sonora, focusing on the relationship between large wild cats and prey species. As a Jaguar Guardian, Lalo patrols the Northern Jaguar Reserve to prevent poaching and records both jaguar and puma activities. What Lalo enjoys most about his job is that he gets "to protect the legacy of jaguars in Sonora."
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