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Jaguars Spotted in Arizona Amid Habitat Threats

11/24/2025

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  • Trail camera footage from the Center for Biological Diversity shows jaguars in southern Arizona, with five sightings reported by the University of Arizona’s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center.
  • All images depict the same male jaguar last seen in 2023.
  • Mining and border wall construction threaten jaguar habitat.
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated more than 600,000 acres as critical habitat, though court rulings reduced this by about 65,000 acres.