Issue

Historical Trade

Jacksonville Zoo

Owners of Animals

Buyer - the Zoo

Guyana

Owners of Offspring

Buyer - the Zoo

Guyana

Direct Financial Beneficiaries

Trader, trappers; export taxes to Guyana

Conservation in Guyana through a Trust Fund (support for education and research)

Other Beneficiaries

Side businesses involved in the trade

Tourism industry through marketing; craft trade through linked zoo sales

Financial Return

(based on Jaguars)

Single payment. (The price of trade Jaguars in the USA is US$500)

Estimated direct US$20,000 over twenty years of life; not including offspring; not including side benefits and in-kind contributions

Up Front Benefits

None

Contributions to conservation as part of the partnership (US$115,000)

Potential Long Term Benefits

Business as usual, but will end when animals no longer required

Fundraising, public relations, and marketing linkages to US; offspring always owned by Guyana

Impact on Wild Population

Negative - capture of healthy animals, no conservation benefits

Already captive animals only, or problem animals that would otherwise be killed; wildlife management for species improved

Partnerships

Short term; trader-buyer

Long term; many partners including Government, NGO's and local communities

External Image of Guyana

Generally negative as a result of international perceptions about the "wildlife trade"

Positive public relations and marketing materials presented through "Range of the Jaguar" exhibit and press

Interpretation at Zoo

General, not specific to Guyana

Specific to, and supportive of, Guyana leading to tourism and green labelling

Animal Care

Wild animals captured and caged for sale; monitoring by Wildlife Division in Guyana

Already captive animals or problem animals that would have been killed (Jaguars killing cows); care strictly monitored by vets, cages improved

Other Issues

Wildlife "trade" difficult to manage and international perceptions highly negative

Based on direct partnerships for innovative conservation financing; open and transparent to all