Jaguar Defender Survives Assassination Attempt Caught on Video in Mexico
Mexican environmental activist Erik Saracho, head of the Jaguar Alliance, survived a March assassination at his home in Nayarit; the attack was captured on video and a 100,000-peso reward was offered. A Cemda report also notes 10 environmentalist killings in 2025 and 135 aggressions against defenders, with authorities implicated in many cases but none linked to the listed homicides, underscoring the lethal risks faced by environmental activists in Mexico over the past decade (about 199 murdered).