Jaguar Panthera onca  by Frederica  Hall

Jaguar Panthera onca

Jaguar Panthera onca 

Largest species of cat native to Southwest. Found in Sonoran desert scrub up through subalpine conifer forest. A recovery team for the jaguar was formed in 2010, who completed a recovery outline for the species in April, 2012. The recovery team is currently developing a full recovery plan for the species based on the recovery outline. Approximately 764,207 acres of critical habitat are designated within Cochise, Pima,and Santa Cruz counties in Arizona, and Hidalgo County in New Mexico (79 FR 12571). Trump's wall will devastate the Jaguar, the Sonoran pronghorn, the mule deer, javelina, bobcat, as well as imperiled species like the gray fox, mountain lion, and desert bighorn sheep.