Walking with jaguars: The Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi animal rescue centre

In many ways Jaguars are the most complete of all cats. It’s kinda sad that their numbers are shrinking in the wild over time.

clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Deep in the heart of the Bolivian jungle an animal conservation worker walks through the undergrowth with a wild jaguar clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk The Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) is a unique animal rescue centre where locals and volunteers help to rehabilitate animals, such as the puma seen here, through direct contact clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Rescuing wild animals such as monkeys, birds, pumas, and jaguars clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Founded by Juan Carlos Antezana (seen here wrestling with a jaguar) in 1996 clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Amira was rescued just a few months ago clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Author Thayer Walker and Jaime, who brought Yaguarupi up as a cub clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Jaime, a Bolivian employee of Inti Wara Yassi, brought Yaguarupi up as a cub. “Rupi” is now nearly 300 lbs clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Yaguarupi eats raw meat at the Ambue Ari jungle reserve clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk British volunteer Caroline Almond and Pedro, a Chilean veterinarian, take Katie the jaguar for a walk clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Puma, one of three puma sisters clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk A French volunteer swims with a puma clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Noemi clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Amira the Jaguar clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Amira the jaguar clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Morocha the spider monkey clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Tania “Nena” Baltazar hugs the spider monkey Morocha