The Pantanal is "more intact and pristine" than most other wetlands in the world, said World Wildlife. It comprises about 3% of all the wetlands on Earth – but less than 5% of it is protected.
While the animal is expected to heal, her home in the Pantanal continues to burn. The Pantanal, south of the Amazon in Mato Grosso do Sul state, has the world's highest density of jaguars.