BREAKING: the famous wild jaguar named El Jefe who lived in Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains from 2011-2015 has reappeared through remote camera detection 7 years later in central Sonora, Mexico. He has traveled hundreds of miles & crossed the border twice.
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This article just published tonight is behind a paywall but provides amazing news.
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This is one of the very first remote camera detection of El Jefe in the rugged Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson, Ariz. It is believed to be the only photo of a wild jaguar in the snow. Northern jaguar populations are unique & understudied. 📸USFWS
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El Jefe was the first time a jaguar in Arizona appeared publicly on remote camera footage, which was an effort I, working at @CenterForBioDiv, was a part of in collaboration with the amazing big cat experts at @ConservCATalyst . The video took the media world by storm.
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Before releasing video we had worked with students at Valencia Middle School in Tucson to vote on a name for the big cat just 25 miles from their school. They overwhelmingly voted for “El Jefe” (the boss in Spanish). I loved working with these kids.
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I love knowing that a massive, beautiful cat like El Jefe has traveled many hundreds of miles, moving back and forth across the U.S.-Mexico border at least twice, and went virtually undetected for the last seven years. That really shows how elusive borderlands jaguars can be and
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just how incredibly wild and special the borderlands of Arizona and Sonora, Mexico are. This also proves that jaguars have an enormous range, and that our Sky Islands Mountains in Arizona are an important component to their survival. Our borderlands comprise one of
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You can find more details about the recent sighting in this press release from the Center:
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