Posted on 02/25/2009 11:12:37 AM PST by george76
The Arizona Game and Fish Department caught and collared a wild jaguar in Arizona for the first time, officials said Thursday. While a handful of the big cats have been photographed by automatic cameras in recent years, the satellite tracking collar will now help biologists learn more about this animal's range.
Meanwhile, a jaguar was spotted in central Mexico for the first time in a century. Scientists photographed the cat with an automatic camera set alongside a trail thought to be frequented by the spotted felines.
The male cat in Arizona was captured southwest of Tucson during a study aimed at monitoring habitat connectivity for mountain lions and black bears. The healthy beast weighed in at 118 pounds with a thick and solid build.
Jaguars are the only cats in North America that roar. They're considered the largest cats in the Western Hemisphere. Adults commonly weigh up to 211 pounds (96 kg), though 300-pounders have been reported
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How fast will these be shot once people understand the range of their habitat?
Send ‘em back to Jacksonville!
Very cool. Thanks for posting.
Maybe they will make a comeback in Virginia.
I seem to remember reading that some were spotted
in colonial times.
Enviromentalists will probably want to release some into
Yellowstone.
They really shouldn’t have let all poacher know that there is some Jaguars in Arizona. Now they will be out trying to bag one.
Who is Macho A? These people need help with their nicknaming.
Aren’t Jaguars far more aggressive than other NA cats?
I remember reading of PH’s encounters while hunting them and noting to myself that they seemed, more than any other cat, to attack first and ask questions afterwards.
These are not your mild-dispositioned pumas.
Thanks. The car is what actually came to my mind first!
D type ?
You are correct!
File under, “One of the cars I would buy if I somehow inherited a bazillion dollars”.
That’s pretty incredible. I haven’t seen anything but the brown cougars. I understand the black panthers (no need to post photos of Huey) roam around in the southwest, also.
Rare Endangered Cheetahs Photographed (cbsnews February 24, 2009)
And somone else added pictures of the not so endangered cougar...
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