[TigersEye]

Conservationists Propose 50-million-plus Acres as Jaguar Critical Habitat March 16, 2010

[21twelve]

Thanks for the map. I’m guessing that once it is turned into a special habitat it will be tough to build things there. Like a fence and stuff.

[hinckley buzzard]

Major chunks of that land are already protected wilderness or national forest, or Indian reservation.

[factoryrat]

Looks like a reconquest map printed by La Raza.

[depenzz]

I use to bow hunt the Gila Wilderness years ago. I flew into the Silver City airport (such as it was) and was picked up by the person I hunted with. He had a 40 acre ranch which I understand was pretty standard for that area. We would leave his ranch and head back into the Wilderness by horse back.

There were times when we would spot Mt Lions out in the open which was very rare. They were big beautiful cats and very hard on the elk herd. The person I hunted with had worked on a survey being done to see how much damage the cats were doing to the elk herd in the Gila.

Hunting there is an experience I will never forget, especially with the person I hunted with, he knew the Gila like the back of his hand. When the government allowed cattle grazing in the wilderness, he was a cowboy so he gained a wealth of knowledge. He was a super young man just starting out.

Looking at your map, it appears that the Gila Wilderness area is right in the middle of this land.