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The recovery plan implemented 2018/07/27 is categorized by protecting the Jaguars from habitat loss, edge effect, and overexploitation of Jaguars for-profit and pest extermination, On the topic of habitat loss, the plan is to research where the primary Jaguar strongholds still are and protect those areas while keeping tabs on the population to make sure it stays trending in the right direction. Another key part of restoring the damages done by habitat loss is decreasing the edge effect by connecting key areas for Jaguars. This connection of habitat will allow for a larger gene flow allowing for more genetic diversity one of the primary goals of the recovery plan. The primary core areas to protect are the Jalisco core area and the Senora core area. To reduce the Overexploitiaiton of the Jaguar and their prey by humans, payments to ranchers have been implemented so that they are compensated for any loss of livestock that occurs from a Jaguar attack. This compensation will include an agreement that they will not kill any Jaguars or their prey. For illegal poachers, laws will be created to disincentivize the killing and trading of Jaguar products as well as increase law enforcement regulation of such on the local level. 

The goal of the recovery plan is to delist the Jaguar from the threatened list. To accomplish this action must be executed upon habitat loss, edge effect, and poaching. For habitat, loss progress must be made on the quality and quantity of habitat. To provide quality and quantity areas like the Amazon Basin and the Pantanal regions must stay protected and void of any human interference. Interference in these regions would diminish the quality and quantity of the most densely populated areas in which Jaguars inhabit. To reverse the impact of the edge effect  2 pathways between various areas inhabited with jaguars are essential. In addition to the increased risk of disease that comes with the edge effect constant evaluations of potential new disease entering Jaguar populations are required. In addition, roads need to be designed so that they don't cut off the connections between populations of Jaguars. Finally, the poaching of Jaguars will be attacked through evaluation and re-writing of the current laws in place and adapting them so that they can best deter potential poachers. Along with the legislation, education about the impact of killing Jaguars must be widely spread and available to the communities around the Jaguar's habitat. Finally, payments must be made to poachers to subsidize the losses they endure from the Jaguars killing their livestock because otherwise, they have no other choice other than to eliminate the Jaguars to keep their livelihood afloat. This end goal involves you as well, by either donating or simply bringing the issue into the light. The Jaguars need your voice if they are to stay on this planet for future generations to enjoy.