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.
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Last month, our research team released the footage of a jaguar we detected just three miles from the borderlands between Mexico and the United States. The juvenile male jaguar could be one of the first jaguars in this region that will face the border wall. Researchers, advocates and members of the general public who are excited to have jaguars again in the United States should not forget why it is important to have jaguars roaming in the borderlands.
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How recent jaguar sightings give experts hope for species recovery on both sides of the Arizona-Mexico border
The endangered cat may slowly be recovering in the borderlands, but the Trump border wall may hurt that progress.
Anton L. Delgado, Ian James and Erin Stone, Arizona Republic
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4:55 pm UTC Apr. 15, 2021
The endangered cat may slowly be recovering in the borderlands, but the Trump border wall may hurt that progress.
Anton L. Delgado, Ian James and Erin Stone, Arizona Republic
Published
4:55 pm UTC Apr. 15, 2021
Deer, javelinas and a black bear filled the screen as Ganesh Marin scrolled through hundreds of photos taken by one of the trail cameras used for his borderlands wildlife study.