Jaguar habitat rediscovered in Arizona and New Mexico
WEBMar 16, 2021 · Jaguars still live in the USA but at the moment are limited to mountainous habitat in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, south of the Interstate-10 freeway. These photographs of jaguars in the USA were captured by remotely-triggered cameras over the last decade.
Jaguars are not moving into the Gila Wilderness
WEBFeb 4, 2024 · Jaguars are not coming to the Gila Wilderness anytime soon. An environmental group’s petition to reintroduce jaguars to the area in southern New Mexico has been rejected by the U.S.
Big Cats in the Borderlands: Jaguars Have Returned to the …
WEBDec 16, 2021 · Jaguar Cave, a rock-art site in Hudspeth County, features a prehistoric painting of a spotted feline. They're among the most powerful animals on the planet. Like 200-pound pit bulls, they're stocky and square-jawed, with a bite that can readily crush a turtle's shell, or a mammal's skull.
Scientists Identify Large Swath of Potential Habitat for Jaguar in ...
WEBMar 17, 2021 · The multidisciplinary group of scientists compared 12 habitat models for jaguars in Arizona and New Mexico and found an area of habitat the size of South Carolina far from the southern border with Mexico.
Biologists looking to reintroduce jaguars into New Mexico
WEBMay 18, 2021 · SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – A group of biologists wants to bring jaguars back to the United States, particularly, New Mexico. This comes decades after the population here was wiped out, but...
Petition to reintroduce jaguars in New Mexico denied by federal …
WEBJan 25, 2024 · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition to reintroduce jaguars in New Mexico but is still considering a proposal to expand the imperiled species’ critical habitat in Arizona...
Environment group seeks return of jaguars to Arizona, New Mexico
WEBDec 13, 2022 · The 107-page scientific petition seeks the reintroduction of jaguars to the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico. It also calls for the designation of critical habitat for their ...
Why a new jaguar sighting near the Arizona-Mexico border gives …
WEBMar 23, 2021 · Jaguars once roamed throughout much of Arizona and New Mexico, even as far north as the Grand Canyon. But throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, hunters exterminated the U.S. population of...
Petition Seeks Jaguar Reintroduction, Habitat Protection in New Mexico ...
WEBDec 12, 2022 · The 107-page scientific petition requests reintroduction of jaguars to the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico. It also calls for the designation of critical habitat for their recovery in New Mexico and Arizona.
New study makes case for jaguar reintroduction in Arizona, New Mexico
WEBMay 18, 2021 · A new study suggests jaguars could be successfully reintroduced to parts of their historic range in Arizona and New Mexico, where they were wiped out by humans decades ago.