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International Jaguar Day: History, significance, and threats faced by big cats
1 month, 1 week ago

International Jaguar Day: History, significance, and threats faced by big cats

India Today  

Every year, November 29 is celebrated as International Jaguar Day to raise awareness about the importance of jaguars and their conservation. International Jaguar Day aims to: Educate people about the ecological importance of jaguars and the threats they face. THREATS FACED BY JAGUARS Despite their ecological importance, jaguars face numerous challenges that threaten their existence: Deforestation for agriculture, logging, and …

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Jaguars are returning to America, but Fish and Wildlife Service don't think they need protections
7 months, 1 week ago

Jaguars are returning to America, but Fish and Wildlife Service don't think they need protections

Salon  

On Wednesday, the U.S. "We are watching jaguars reestablish themselves in the United States at a steady drum beat, in real time," said Russ McSpadden, the Southwest Conservation Advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, recalling that the spotted cats have been trickling across the border since 2015. To name the jaguars that keep crossing America's southwest border, McSpadden turned …

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Extremely rare wild jaguar spotted in Arizona
1 year ago

Extremely rare wild jaguar spotted in Arizona

Salon  

Recently released trail camera footage has apparently identified a live wild jaguar in Arizona, indications that an exceedingly rare species may be making a comeback. “Every new jaguar in Arizona is a moment to celebrate,” Russ McSpadden, a Southwest conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement announcing the discovery. We’re extremely lucky to live near …

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Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's largest tropical wetlands
1 year, 1 month ago

Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's largest tropical wetlands

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled …

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El Jefe lives! Famous jaguar, thought dead, has ‘relocated’ from Arizona to Mexico
2 years, 5 months ago

El Jefe lives! Famous jaguar, thought dead, has ‘relocated’ from Arizona to Mexico

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. El Jefe was known to live in Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains from 2011 to 2015 where he was captured …

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Brazil scientists test frozen jaguar semen to help species
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil scientists test frozen jaguar semen to help species

Associated Press  

JUNDIAI, Brazil — Brazilian and American scientists on Thursday tranquilized a wild-born female jaguar now living in a protected area in Sao Paulo state. Scientists say frozen semen would be easy to transport, and so help ensure genetic diversity of jaguars whose populations are increasingly fragmented by habitat destruction, according to Lindsey Vansandt, a theriogenologist — a specialist in veterinary …

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Rewilding: After 60-year absence it is time to reintroduce wild jaguars to US, say scientists
3 years, 7 months ago

Rewilding: After 60-year absence it is time to reintroduce wild jaguars to US, say scientists

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If done collaboratively, reintroduction could enhance the economy of this region and the ecology of …

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This is How Scientists are Planning to Give 150 Jaguars a New Home and Life in the US
3 years, 9 months ago

This is How Scientists are Planning to Give 150 Jaguars a New Home and Life in the US

News 18  

A team of scientists has identified a wide swath of habitat in Arizona and New Mexico that they say could eventually support more than 150 jaguars. Publishing their results in Oryx — the international journal of conservation — the team says that the central mountains of the two states, which they call the Central Arizona/New Mexico Recovery Area or CANRA, …

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Rewilding: Jaguars return to Argentina’s wetlands 70 years after local extinction
3 years, 10 months ago

Rewilding: Jaguars return to Argentina’s wetlands 70 years after local extinction

The Independent  

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Wildfires sweep into Brazil park harboring jaguars
4 years, 4 months ago

Wildfires sweep into Brazil park harboring jaguars

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Wildfire has infiltrated a Brazilian state park known for its population of jaguars as firefighters, environmentalists and ranchers in the world’s largest tropical wetlands region struggle to smother record blazes. “It’s the only strategy that has managed to resolve the fire, in some situations.” Despite tireless efforts, some 15% of Panthera’s sprawling property has been consumed …

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