The Disappearing Jaguar
Out of Smithsonian, a compelling read on rare jaguar sightings that have sparked a debate about how to ensure the cats’ survival in the American West.
The jaguar is not supposed to be here. Not in the United States. Not in 2007. And certainly not in the desert thorn scrub that wildlife biologists said was too harsh and too dry to contain enough prey for a jaguar to live on. But here he is nonetheless, his golden hide adorned with large black rosettes and his muscular, feline form unmistakable in the image captured here. This jaguar is one of four that have been documented in the United States over the past decade.
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