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"It's like winning the lottery" The boss — El Jefe — is back. North America's most famous jaguar just reappeared after disappearing in 2015. My report:

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El Jefe, North America’s Long Lost Jaguar, Is Back

El Jefe the jaguar was a national sensation until his disappearance in 2015. Now the boss is back 120 miles away in Mexico.

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El Jefe was spotted in Mexico, 120 miles south of Arizona's Santa Rita mountains where he roamed for years. Here's the identifying images: 📸s: 1&2 - Courtesy of PROFAUNA/Borderlands Linkages Initiative; 3 - UA/USFWS

4:09 PM · Aug 5, 2022

The mystery of El Jefe's disappearance could be connected to a wide-range of issues, including Trump's border wall. In 2021, I looked at how the wall is threatening endangered species and communities along the border.

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Trump’s Border Wall Is Threatening Endangered Species

The region has long been a critical migration route for species like ocelots and black bears, as well as a focus of binational efforts to restore endangered jaguars, Mexican wolves, and bison.