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Sun Feb 7, 2016, 10:17 AM Feb 2016

America's only Wild Jaguar, El Jefe Seen In Rita Mountains Just Outside Tucson.

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/03/americas-only-wild-jaguar-caught-on-video.html?intcmp=hpbt4
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For the first time, viewers are getting the chance to glimpse the secretive world of 'El Jefe.'
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In a video released Wednesday by Conservation CATalyst and the Center for Biological Diversity, the jaguar can be seen walking through a forest and across a stream in the Santa Rita Mountains just outside Tucson.

“These glimpses into his behavior offer the keys to unlocking the mysteries of these cryptic cats” Aletris Neils, executive director of Conservation CATalyst, said in a statement. “We are able to determine he is an adult male jaguar, currently in prime condition. Every new piece of information is important for conserving northern jaguars and we look forward to building upon on these data so that we can collectively make better decisions on how to manage these fascinating and endangered cats.”
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The hope is that El Jefe will be joined by other jaguars that wander up from Mexico, a goal that increased in likelihood after the Center helped secure more than 750,000 acres of federally protected critical habitat for U.S. jaguar recovery.
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A Wall across the border would end the range of the cat in to the U. S.
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America's only Wild Jaguar, El Jefe Seen In Rita Mountains Just Outside Tucson. (Original Post) DhhD Feb 2016 OP
Very exciting to see that clip saltpoint Feb 2016 #1
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