Elusive ‘cloud jaguar’ caught on film for first time in decade, prowling in fabled mountain range

A legendary, ultra-rare jaguar was spotted in the wild for the first time in a decade, according to a wild cat conservation in South America.

The so-called “cloud jaguar” — a high-altitude subspecies so elusive it borders on myth — was captured on a camera trap prowling Honduras’ Sierra del Merendón mountain range on Feb. 6, conservation organization Panthera announced last week.

The lone young male was caught on film in what the organization is calling the first confirmed sighting in the range in 10 years.

The spotting is being hailed as a major win for conservationists who have spent years rebuilding an ecosystem ravaged by deforestation and poaching.