Rare Jaguars Photographed in Arizona Southwest of Tucson

The animal was captured, photographed and collared Southwest of Tucson. Sounds unbelievable but they have also been spotted in Central Mexico. A study for tracking habitual movements of mountain lions and black bears captured the kitty. It was a male weighing 118 lbs. with a thick and solid build. With all the vehicle and pedestrian fences it makes you wonder if the cats are affected by them. Here is a link to the article with photos.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/rarejaguarsspottedinarizonaandmexico

If any of you are offering photo safaris in Arizona let know.

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WOW! I had no idea that Jaguars were previously found in Arizona!!
Those males must have a tough finding a date!

I'd heard they found one of these awhile back. Pretty awesome huh? Can you imagine seeing that wandering the desert?

It'll be just great when there's a giant wall through the middle of their territory..

I believe Joe McDonald is offering a photosafari to Brasil's Pantanal for jaguars. They see on average 1.85 jaguars per day at the Jaguar Research Center. I doubt doing a phototrip in Arizona would be financially viable at an average sighting of 1 every 10 years. But good luck to you if you decide to do it.

Don, mentioning an Arizona safari was just a wise crack. I'd love to go to Brazil though. Our one jaguar has a collar on it.