Last Jaguar killed

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NYTIMES PHOENIX --- "The federal government has opened a criminal investigation into the capture and death of the last known jaguar in the United States, amid accusations that a biologist working for the state illegally baited a trap to attract the cat."....

he used female Jaguar-scat six feet from the leg-hold snare, that was obtained from the Phoenix zoo

The Jaguar was euthanized because they said that the kidneys were bad -- but an autopsy showed that the kidneys were very healthy.

More information is available through Tuscon's Center for Biological Diversity.

The cat was unable to reach the full range of Jaguar territory extending into Sonora Mexico because of the 18 foot Border Wall.



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[paul2641]

That is terrible, Sorry I'm not big into jaguars, But there not native to america are they?

 

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[hartleybun]

:cry2:sosadwe can only hope that there are some unknown jaguars out there. very distressing if it is true that a state employed biologist is responsible.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Wow, that's really sad

 

[irishlops]

paul2641 wrote:

That is terrible, Sorry I'm not big into jaguars, But there not native to america are they?

in s.america.
not sure about usa

 

[paul2641]

irishlops wrote:

paul2641 wrote:

That is terrible, Sorry I'm not big into jaguars, But there not native to america are they?

in s.america.
not sure about usa

OMG that is horrible, There must me some left in captivity?:nerves1:cry1:

 

[Numbat]

That's really sad At least they aren't extinct. I'm sure there are still some in captivity.

 

[kherrmann3]

There are still Jaguars in the wild. That was the last one in the United States. They still roam around in Central/South America. It is sad that the last US one was killed, though.

Here is a map from Wikipedia that shows their range.

 

[dquesnel]

I read an excellent National Geographic article a couple months ago about how the problem with the jaguars stems from the fact that they cannot get from one end of their territory (USA/Mexican border) through Central America due to political constraints and also problems with land development. The article was excellent in describing these solitary creatures migration habits and also noted that education of Mexican/South American land owners is especially important- more jaguars lose their lives due to being shot by farmers etc than any other means. I can try and find the article for anyone interested, it had a bunch of links and resources in it.