Endangered jaguar to get habitat protection in U.S. Southwest

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Endangered jaguar to get habitat protection in U.S. Southwest
January 12, 2010 04:06PM

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today said it would establish critical habitat for endangered jaguars (Panthera Onca) in the U.S. The decision effectively reverses a Bush-era policy that had avoided designating the jaguar's turf, and comes after several lawsuits filed by the Center for Biological Diversity

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/01/endangered-jaguar-to-get-habitat-protection-in-arizona-new-mexico.html

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eeek

Welcome back, jaguar
January 12, 2010 05:07PM

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The Obama administration on Tuesday paved the way for the return of jaguars to the American Southwest by agreeing to designate a critical habitat for the biggest cat in the Western Hemisphere, which once roamed from California to Louisiana.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/01/welcome-back-jaguar.html

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Re: Endangered jaguar to get habitat protection in U.S. Southwest
January 12, 2010 07:25PM

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Grizzlies in the Sierra next? I keep asking this question and no one wants to answer. Grizzlies used to be indigenous.

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Re: Endangered jaguar to get habitat protection in U.S. Southwest
January 12, 2010 08:53PM

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Grizzlies in the Sierra next? I keep asking this question and no one wants to answer. Grizzlies used to be indigenous.