Bold claim: a new jaguar has been spotted in southern Arizona, signaling ongoing wildlife movement across the U.S.-Mexico border corridor. The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center (WCC) reports the discovery, noting that the jaguar was photographed on three separate days in southern Arizona last month. This marks the fifth jaguar confirmed in Arizona since 2011.
The WCC, with over 15 years of dedicated scientific monitoring and a strong emphasis on community-driven conservation, has documented a total of 220 detections involving the previous four jaguars since monitoring began in 2011. These detections underscore that jaguars continue to traverse corridor regions that link the borderlands, highlighting the importance of cross-border conservation efforts.
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