Heart of the Jaguar

The jaguar—once roaming from North America to the tip of South America—is one of the most powerful and elusive predators on earth. Yet today, after a million years in the New World, it is fighting for survival, its range diminished and its future uncertain.

In Heart of the Jaguar, James Campbell tells the story of this struggle through the life of Alan Rabinowitz, the fearless conservationist whom Time magazine hailed as “the Indiana Jones of wildlife protection.” From his groundbreaking studies in the jungles of Belize and the Pantanal to his global campaign for the Jaguar Corridor Initiative, Rabinowitz made it his life’s mission to safeguard the species and the vast landscapes it inhabits.

Campbell retraces this journey across continents and centuries, from ancient temples and the myths of Indigenous peoples to today’s jaguar preserves, where scientists, community leaders, and activists continue the fight against poaching, deforestation, and climate change. Both a sweeping history and an intimate portrait of devotion, Heart of the Jaguar celebrates the people and places keeping alive the spirit of the most charismatic of the big cats—ensuring that the jaguar will always have a home in the wild.

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