Can The U.S Sustain The Jaguar?

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Jaguars once roamed across the American Southwest and they seem to be returning. Discover their historic range, recent sightings in Arizona and what it would take for jaguars to thrive again in the U.S. Learn the challenges, hopes, and possible future of these iconic predators in the U.S Hope you enjoy!!! Image/Video attributions: Conservation CATalyst and the Center for Biological Diversity Russ McSpadden / Center for Biological Diversity Sandhill Cranes (Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge) by Jason Crotty under CC BY 2.0 Sources: Alvarez, J. A. (2024). Jaguar (Panthera onca) in California: A History and a Future. Bulletin, Southern California Academy of Sciences, 123(2), 85-95. Sanderson, E. W., Beckmann, J. P., Beier, P., Bird, B., Bravo, J. C., Fisher, K., ... & Wilcox, S. (2021). The case for reintroduction: The jaguar (Panthera onca) in the United States as a model. Conservation science and practice, 3(6), e392. Tortato, F. R., Izzo, T. J., Hoogesteijn, R., & Peres, C. A. (2017). The numbers of the beast: Valuation of jaguar (Panthera onca) tourism and cattle depredation in the Brazilian Pantanal. Global ecology and conservation, 11, 106-114. Warshall, P. (2013). When will female jaguars cross the border? Socio-demographics of the northern jaguar. In In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Ffolliott, Peter F.; Gebow, Brooke S.; Eskew, Lane G.; Collins, Loa C. Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: Biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III and 7th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts; 2012 May 1-5; Tucson, AZ. Proceedings. RMRS-P-67. Fort Collins, CO: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 87-90. (Vol. 67, pp. 87-90). Ceballos, G., Zarza, H., González-Maya, J. F., de la Torre, J. A., Arias-Alzate, A., Alcerreca, C., ... & Torres-Romero, E. J. (2021). Beyond words: From jaguar population trends to conservation and public policy in Mexico. PLoS One, 16(10), e0255555. Center for Biological Diversity: Petition to Reintroduce Jaguar (Panthera onca) to New Mexico and Designate Additional Critical Habitat in Arizona and New Mexico Center for Biological Diversity: Federal Officials Deny Proposal for Jaguar Reintroduction in Southwest Center for Biological Diversity: 838,000 Acres Protected for Jaguar