The Brief
- Researchers at the University of Arizona’s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center have spent 15 years tracking endangered jaguars in mountain ranges southeast of Tucson using trail cameras and genetic sampling.
- Five male jaguars have been detected since the federally funded monitoring project began in 2011, with recent data showing cats like Cinco are thriving and following ancestral site fidelity paths.
- Supported by 50 citizen scientists and public donations, the project relies on maintaining open wildlife corridors into Mexico to help save the species.
For 15 years, researchers at the University of Arizona’s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center have been traveling through mountain ranges southeast of Tucson, using tools like cameras to track jaguars.
A field team recently provided a FOX 10 crew with a look at their work on the landscape.
What we know:…