Rare jaguar sighting in AZ, potentially only 2nd confirmed sighting in US.

[charmed hour]

Now a third jaguar has been spotted.
Third rare jaguar spotted in Arizona, state wildlife officials say | Local News Stories | havasunews.com

[bg7]

Hunters better kill this quick. Otherwise they won't be able to say that they need to shoot deer in order to control their numbers. (On account of them having previously having shot all the natural deer predators).

[High_Plains_Retired]

The last jaguar known in the interior of Texas was in Mills County, Texas. I think that was in 1903. The B&W picture of the dead cat can be found in one of the county's published histories, a copy of which I once owned.

Vernon Bailey studied jaguars in Texas as well in his early 1900 Biological Survey of Texas of which I still have a copy.

[TaxPhd]

Originally Posted by bg7

Hunters better kill this quick. Otherwise they won't be able to say that they need to shoot deer in order to control their numbers. (On account of them having previously having shot all the natural deer predators).

Do you not believe that hunters play an important role in maintaining game populations at appropriate levels?

[Sarahsez]

Originally Posted by NDak15

Are you referring to gemsbok and Barbary sheep? Those were imported for more hunting opportunities.

I had to look up the gemsbok because I couldn't remember the name. I don't remember seeing any of those. I did see some Barbary Sheep.

[NDak15]

Originally Posted by Sarahsez

I had to look up the gemsbok because I couldn't remember the name. I don't remember seeing any of those. I did see some Barbary Sheep.

I've always thought it would be neat to see both of those. I've seen them in zoos but never roaming freely. I think there's also ibex in New Mexico.