Jaguars could be reintroduced in New Mexico as conservationists fight to save the cat Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Jaguars could return to New Mexico after hunting left them extinct from the big cat’s historic ranges in the state’s central mountains.
Bringing the animal back to habitats in those two states could be essential to restoring the species, the study read.
“Here, we see reintroducing the jaguar to the mountains of central Arizona and New Mexico as essential to species conservation, ecosystem restoration, and rewilding,” read the study.
A separate study published by Cambridge University Press in March suggested an area spreading between western New Mexico and central Arizona – about 2 million acres – could be suitable for the jaguar’s reintroduction to the American West.
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Rescued harbor seal now lives at New York Aquarium
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Rescued harbor seal
A tiny harbor seal pup that was found on a beach in California has now found a new home in Brooklyn. After undergoing rehabilitation, Sidney now lives at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island. (Source video courtesy of PMMC/WCS.
NEW YORK - A harbor seal that was found abandoned as a tiny pup on a beach in California a year ago is now making Brooklyn her home.
The seal, named Sidney, was likely born premature and left on the sand near Abalone Point in Laguna Beach by her mother, according to scientists. Its umbilical cord was still attached. A team from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center rescued her from the beach on Feb. 11.
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When it comes to getting that hit of instant oxytocin, it doesn’t get much more powerful than baby animals. In 2020, many of us turned to fluffy paws, squishy faces and tiny pointy ears to distract us through quarantine and cheer us up when things felt bleak. So, as a little gift to you, we’ve put together this list of some of our most treasured 2020 arrivals at zoos worldwide. Turn off your notifications, take some deep breaths and hang out with these adorable creatures for a while – you won’t regret it.
These snoozy snow leopard cubs born at Melbourne Zoo, who became live-stream stars once the city went into lockdown in March.