Arizona Game and Fish Biologists Begin Monitoring Collared Jaguar

Arizona Game and Fish ^ | 3-4-09

[SJackson]

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I'm thinking that an increase in the jaguar population, moving north, coupled with wolf movement south, and protect us from the real threat. Keep your dogs inside, unless they're part of a pack.

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[jazusamo]

Arizona Game and Fish reported they put this jaguar down on Monday evening due to kidney failure.

Ailing collared jaguar put down

[Hot Tabasco]

Shoot the damn thing or ship it to Canada............

[az wildkitten]

In the local paper, the Az Daily “RED” Star, I predicted the cat would be a victim of the collaring. I thought it would die of strangulation or some other complication of the collaring. I didn’t know that G and F would do the deed themselves. Today’s comments are overwhelmingly in the direction of let big cats alone as everyone that has been captured ends up dying.

[az wildkitten]

In the local paper, the Az Daily “RED” Star, I predicted the cat would be a victim of the collaring. I thought it would die of strangulation or some other complication of the collaring. I didn’t know that G and F would do the deed themselves. Today’s comments are overwhelmingly in the direction of let big cats alone as everyone that has been captured ends up dying.

[az wildkitten]

Sorry about the double post.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Shoot the damn thing or ship it to Canada............

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Maybe a catapult...?

[SJackson]

let big cats alone as everyone that has been captured ends up dying

That makes sense, but it seems we just can't leave animals alone.

[Flycatcher]

Did you hear, Jaz, that this cat (Macho B) is/was probably the same jaguar first sighted in the Peloncillo Mountains in 1996 by a hunting guide.

It's hard to imagine such a striking animal going 12-13 years without being seen, but such is the wild backcountry of southeast Arizona.

By all accounts, it led a long life (by jaguar standards).

[jazusamo]

They estimated the age at about 16 which is old for a jaguar, I’m pretty sure the cat was sick before they collared it.

[jazusamo]

Yes, I had read that. That cat not being sighted for 12 or 13 years goes to show they avoid man like the plague, unlike mountain lions. Of course there are many more lions and many of them have been forced to live close to man because of their increasing numbers.

[IonImplantGuru]

Did you hear, Jaz, that this cat (Macho B) is/was probably the same jaguar first sighted in the Peloncillo Mountains in 1996 by a hunting guide.
It's hard to imagine such a striking animal going 12-13 years without being seen, but such is the wild backcountry of southeast Arizona.

Depends on how one defines 'sighting'! Macho B has been caught by motion-sensing cameras a number of times - that's how they were able to identify him so quickly when he was trapped in February. They know his spot patterns; I found it amusing that Macho B's defining spots were called 'Betty Boop' and 'Pinnochio', LOL.

Jaguars just can't get any respect anymore ... at least since Ford bought the company, heh heh.

[Flycatcher]

That makes sense. I was wondering how they could so quickly ID him from a long-distance photo taken in '96. Thanks.

Oh, and I once owned a '69 Mercury Cougar. Not as nice as a Jaguar, mind you, but the hideaway headlights were pretty nifty. ;)

[Wpin]

Now that is really something, who would have thought there are Jaguars in Arizona...other than the cars...

Thanks for posting this.

[jazusamo]

LOL! I hadn’t heard about ‘Betty Boop’ and ‘Pinnochio’ but they both have pretty distinct outlines so it makes sense. Thanks!

[Inyo-Mono]

It is amazing that a big cat like that lived for 16 years in the wild.

[Cheetahcat]

Leave the Dam Cat alone and concentrate the resources on the invading army.

[jazusamo]

It sure is, especially in that desert country. Jaguars must be excellent hunters, if it’d been killing domestic animals it couldn’t have survived that long.

[Inyo-Mono]

Have you ever read any of Jim Corbett's books on the big cats of India? Tigers, leopards. Man-Eaters of Kumaon is a classic!