While there isn’t an exact number of how many wild jaguars are left, it is estimated that there are between 15,000 to 20,000 jaguars living in the wild today. The main reasons why jaguars are endangered are loss of habitat and hunting. As forests are cleared for land development or agriculture, jaguar habitat shrinks. Jaguars also suffer from hunting pressure; they are often killed by ranchers who mistake them for livestock-killing predators, or simply because their beautiful fur is valuable on the black market. Jaguars are also popular targets for trophy hunters.