Jaguar Captured in AZ

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From AZ G&F:

Jaguar conservation has just experienced an exciting development with the capture and collaring of the first wild jaguar in Arizona by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

The male cat was incidentally captured Wednesday in an area southwest of Tucson during a research study aimed at monitoring habitat connectivity for mountain lions and black bears. While individual jaguars have been photographed sporadically in the borderland area of the state over the past years, the area where this animal was captured was outside of the area where the last known jaguar photograph was taken in January.

The jaguar was fitted with a satellite tracking collar and then released. The collar will provide biologists with location points every three hours. Early tracking indicates that the cat is doing well and has already travelled more than three miles from the capture site.

The data produced by the collar will shed light on a little-studied population segment of this species that uses southern Arizona and New Mexico as the northern extent of its range.

"While we didn't set out to collar a jaguar as part of the mountain lion and bear research project, we took advantage of an important opportunity," says Terry Johnson, endangered species coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. "More than 10 years ago, Game and Fish attempted to collar a jaguar with no success. Since then, we've established handling protocols in case we inadvertently captured a jaguar in the course of one of our other wildlife management activities."

The jaguar plan, which was created in consultation with other leading jaguar experts, includes a protocol for capture, sedation and handling in the event a cat was captured.

Biologists are currently working on an identification analysis to determine if the collared jaguar is Macho B, a male cat that has been photographed by trail cameras periodically over the past 13 years.

The collared jaguar weighed in at 118 pounds with a thick and solid build. Field biologists' assessment shows the cat appeared to be healthy and hardy.

The species has been protected outside of the United States under the Endangered Species Act since 1973. That protection was extended to jaguars within the U.S. in 1997, the year after their presence in the Arizona and New Mexico borderlands was confirmed.

"We issued a permit under the Endangered Species Act to radio collar a jaguar if the opportunity presented itself," said Steve Spangle, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Arizona field supervisor. "Gathering habitat use information and learning whether and how the cat is moving in and out of the United States may be essential to jaguar conservation at the northern edge of their range."

In 1997, a team was established in Arizona and New Mexico to protect and conserve the species. The Jaguar Conservation Team (JCT) began working with Mexico two years later, recognizing that the presence of jaguars in the United States depends on the conservation of the species in Mexico.

Trail cameras and field monitoring are carried out by the Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project, a group that works in cooperation with the JCT.

Jaguars once ranged from southern South America through Central America and Mexico and into the southern United States. By the late 1900s, jaguars were thought to be gone from the U.S. landscape, but two independent sightings in 1996 confirmed that jaguars still used Arizona and New Mexico as part of the northern most extent of its range.

Jaguars are the only cat in North America that roars. They prey on a variety of mammals, fish, birds and reptiles. Individuals in the northern population weigh between 80-120 pounds. Females breed year-round and have litters of one to four cubs that stay with their mother for nearly two years.

This conservation effort is funded in part by the Heritage Fund and Indian gaming revenue. Started in 1990, the Heritage Fund was established by Arizona voters to further conservation efforts in the state including protecting endangered species, educating our children about wildlife, helping urban residents to better coexist with wildlife and creating new opportunities for outdoor recreation. Funding comes from Arizona Lottery ticket sales.


TONY MANDILE
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From AZ G&F:

Jaguar conservation has just experienced an exciting development with the capture and collaring of the first wild jaguar in Arizona by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

The male cat was incidentally captured Wednesday in an area southwest of Tucson during a research study aimed at monitoring habitat connectivity for mountain lions and black bears. While individual jaguars have been photographed sporadically in the borderland area of the state over the past years, the area where this animal was captured was outside of the area where the last known jaguar photograph was taken in January.

The jaguar was fitted with a satellite tracking collar and then released. The collar will provide biologists with location points every three hours. Early tracking indicates that the cat is doing well and has already travelled more than three miles from the capture site.

The data produced by the collar will shed light on a little-studied population segment of this species that uses southern Arizona and New Mexico as the northern extent of its range.

"While we didn't set out to collar a jaguar as part of the mountain lion and bear research project, we took advantage of an important opportunity," says Terry Johnson, endangered species coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. "More than 10 years ago, Game and Fish attempted to collar a jaguar with no success. Since then, we've established handling protocols in case we inadvertently captured a jaguar in the course of one of our other wildlife management activities."

The jaguar plan, which was created in consultation with other leading jaguar experts, includes a protocol for capture, sedation and handling in the event a cat was captured.

Biologists are currently working on an identification analysis to determine if the collared jaguar is Macho B, a male cat that has been photographed by trail cameras periodically over the past 13 years.

The collared jaguar weighed in at 118 pounds with a thick and solid build. Field biologists' assessment shows the cat appeared to be healthy and hardy.

The species has been protected outside of the United States under the Endangered Species Act since 1973. That protection was extended to jaguars within the U.S. in 1997, the year after their presence in the Arizona and New Mexico borderlands was confirmed.

"We issued a permit under the Endangered Species Act to radio collar a jaguar if the opportunity presented itself," said Steve Spangle, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Arizona field supervisor. "Gathering habitat use information and learning whether and how the cat is moving in and out of the United States may be essential to jaguar conservation at the northern edge of their range."

In 1997, a team was established in Arizona and New Mexico to protect and conserve the species. The Jaguar Conservation Team (JCT) began working with Mexico two years later, recognizing that the presence of jaguars in the United States depends on the conservation of the species in Mexico.

Trail cameras and field monitoring are carried out by the Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project, a group that works in cooperation with the JCT.

Jaguars once ranged from southern South America through Central America and Mexico and into the southern United States. By the late 1900s, jaguars were thought to be gone from the U.S. landscape, but two independent sightings in 1996 confirmed that jaguars still used Arizona and New Mexico as part of the northern most extent of its range.

Jaguars are the only cat in North America that roars. They prey on a variety of mammals, fish, birds and reptiles. Individuals in the northern population weigh between 80-120 pounds. Females breed year-round and have litters of one to four cubs that stay with their mother for nearly two years.

This conservation effort is funded in part by the Heritage Fund and Indian gaming revenue. Started in 1990, the Heritage Fund was established by Arizona voters to further conservation efforts in the state including protecting endangered species, educating our children about wildlife, helping urban residents to better coexist with wildlife and creating new opportunities for outdoor recreation. Funding comes from Arizona Lottery ticket sales.


TONY MANDILE
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Absolutely gorgeous creatures. I kinda like the idea of a few of them roaming around in the US

"Whatever you are, be a good one."
- Abraham Lincoln
 
Absolutely gorgeous creatures. I kinda like the idea of a few of them roaming around in the US

"Whatever you are, be a good one."
- Abraham Lincoln
 
That is just way cool Tony - thanks for sharing.

BTW - in all you many travels and hunts - have you ever got the chance to hunt one?

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
That is just way cool Tony - thanks for sharing.

BTW - in all you many travels and hunts - have you ever got the chance to hunt one?

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
I lived neare the largest population of jaguars in Belize, I Heard them roar a couple times and that was freaky. between them and the howler monkeys, it is hard to no t be scared down there, all the roaring and barking.

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I lived neare the largest population of jaguars in Belize, I Heard them roar a couple times and that was freaky. between them and the howler monkeys, it is hard to no t be scared down there, all the roaring and barking.

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I am shocked at the responses here on MM. I expected something like, "those gd deer eatin sonsabiches" or something like that. It's great to see a comeback.
 
I am shocked at the responses here on MM. I expected something like, "those gd deer eatin sonsabiches" or something like that. It's great to see a comeback.
 
LAST EDITED ON Feb-20-09 AT 04:59PM (MST)[p]Roy,

No, I have never seen one in the wild. When I first moved to AZ in 1961, it was legal to hunt them, too.

Jaguars once ranged from California, as far north as Monterey Bay, east all the way to the Carolinas. Jaguars were gone from the East by the 1800s, and the last was killed in California in 1860. The last jaguar in Texas was killed in 1948. In Arizona and New Mexico, at least one jaguar has been confirmed in every decade throughout the 20th century.

Many folks would be surprised at the number of jags that had been killed in AZ early in this century. If I recall the last one legally killed in AZ was in the mid 1960s. One was even killed near Big Lake in the White Mts. of NORTHEASTERN AZ.

Although they were protected in AZ by the state in 1969, the jaguar wasn't added to the federal endangered species list until 1997. Strangely, the USFWS had listed it as endangered OUTSIDE the U.S. in 1972!! Ironically, many of them were trapped, poisoned or shot by the Fish and Wildlife Service?s predator-control program!!


This is a listing of some entries from a real old Arizona Wildlife Trophies book.

1917 E.J. O'Doherty Helvetia (Santa Rita Mountains)
1924 Jack Funk Cibecue
1926 Fred Ott Nogales
1958 John F. Nutt Nogales
1959 Ed Scarla Santa Cruz County
1961 Arvid Benson "southeast Arizona"
1963 Terry Penrod Big Lake
1964 Russell Culbreth Ft. Apache Reservation
1965 Lawrence Magee Patagonia Mountains

Zigga,

Perhaps the rednecks who think the only good animals have a target painted on them haven't read this thread yet. :)

TONY MANDILE
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LAST EDITED ON Feb-20-09 AT 04:59PM (MST)[p]Roy,

No, I have never seen one in the wild. When I first moved to AZ in 1961, it was legal to hunt them, too.

Jaguars once ranged from California, as far north as Monterey Bay, east all the way to the Carolinas. Jaguars were gone from the East by the 1800s, and the last was killed in California in 1860. The last jaguar in Texas was killed in 1948. In Arizona and New Mexico, at least one jaguar has been confirmed in every decade throughout the 20th century.

Many folks would be surprised at the number of jags that had been killed in AZ early in this century. If I recall the last one legally killed in AZ was in the mid 1960s. One was even killed near Big Lake in the White Mts. of NORTHEASTERN AZ.

Although they were protected in AZ by the state in 1969, the jaguar wasn't added to the federal endangered species list until 1997. Strangely, the USFWS had listed it as endangered OUTSIDE the U.S. in 1972!! Ironically, many of them were trapped, poisoned or shot by the Fish and Wildlife Service?s predator-control program!!


This is a listing of some entries from a real old Arizona Wildlife Trophies book.

1917 E.J. O'Doherty Helvetia (Santa Rita Mountains)
1924 Jack Funk Cibecue
1926 Fred Ott Nogales
1958 John F. Nutt Nogales
1959 Ed Scarla Santa Cruz County
1961 Arvid Benson "southeast Arizona"
1963 Terry Penrod Big Lake
1964 Russell Culbreth Ft. Apache Reservation
1965 Lawrence Magee Patagonia Mountains

Zigga,

Perhaps the rednecks who think the only good animals have a target painted on them haven't read this thread yet. :)

TONY MANDILE
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When they reach the same numbers as mt lions and wolves there cuteness will go out the window.

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
 
When they reach the same numbers as mt lions and wolves there cuteness will go out the window.

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
 
Great picture, and a very cool animal!
The government needs to step in! USFW could go to Africa and get some Leopards are release them into AZ. It would be like Idaho getting canada wolves.
Ron
 
Great picture, and a very cool animal!
The government needs to step in! USFW could go to Africa and get some Leopards are release them into AZ. It would be like Idaho getting canada wolves.
Ron
 
Shoulda put a round in its ear.

"I'll keep my Freedom, I'll keep my Money, I'll keep my guns! You keep the change.
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Shoulda put a round in its ear.

"I'll keep my Freedom, I'll keep my Money, I'll keep my guns! You keep the change.
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"I needed a cheesy signature saying like everyone else"
 
Very cool. Thanks for posting.

Reminds me of the photos the AZ rancher/lion hunter Warner Glenn took. Those photos are incredible.

I am sure there are more jaguars roaming around than most think. It was only a matter of time?.
 
Very cool. Thanks for posting.

Reminds me of the photos the AZ rancher/lion hunter Warner Glenn took. Those photos are incredible.

I am sure there are more jaguars roaming around than most think. It was only a matter of time?.
 
Way cool to see pics of a live jaguar here north of the border. I have been down in AZ hunting a few times and we would talk about the fact that there were some jags down there, but obviously never expected to actually see one. So my question is: is there a more rare animal to see in the wild in the western states than a jaguar??? What do you think MMRs???? And no bigfoot references!!!!!
 
Way cool to see pics of a live jaguar here north of the border. I have been down in AZ hunting a few times and we would talk about the fact that there were some jags down there, but obviously never expected to actually see one. So my question is: is there a more rare animal to see in the wild in the western states than a jaguar??? What do you think MMRs???? And no bigfoot references!!!!!
 
Thanks Tony! As always - you prove to be a treasure trove of information. And I agree with your sentiments exactly, but sadly sooner or later they do show up.

When I was 12 or so, one of my scout leaders had a jaguar hide on the wall of his office. He was a lawyer and I think he went to Brazil and hunted it, at least that I what a remember believing. I know they are a very rare sight indeed, even when they are plentiful.

To me they are a fascinating creature - and in their present state, I would never consider hunting one, too precious a resource for the earth to lose. I have a real cool pic of one at the Ft. Worth Zoo - I will post later if I can find it.


UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
Thanks Tony! As always - you prove to be a treasure trove of information. And I agree with your sentiments exactly, but sadly sooner or later they do show up.

When I was 12 or so, one of my scout leaders had a jaguar hide on the wall of his office. He was a lawyer and I think he went to Brazil and hunted it, at least that I what a remember believing. I know they are a very rare sight indeed, even when they are plentiful.

To me they are a fascinating creature - and in their present state, I would never consider hunting one, too precious a resource for the earth to lose. I have a real cool pic of one at the Ft. Worth Zoo - I will post later if I can find it.


UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
I read this article this morning on the AZGFD website. Doesn't really explain how they caught it. What do you think? I bet they used some hounds!
 
I read this article this morning on the AZGFD website. Doesn't really explain how they caught it. What do you think? I bet they used some hounds!
 
that is pretty dang sweet.
I wonder who is the dominant predator when it comes to a Jaguar vs. a mt lion?

Zigga,
I imagine if they were as common as wolves in ID/WY people wouldnt like them much. There has been more sightings of bigfoot than Jaguars in AZ! LOL!

Thanks for posting Tony!
Jeff
 
that is pretty dang sweet.
I wonder who is the dominant predator when it comes to a Jaguar vs. a mt lion?

Zigga,
I imagine if they were as common as wolves in ID/WY people wouldnt like them much. There has been more sightings of bigfoot than Jaguars in AZ! LOL!

Thanks for posting Tony!
Jeff
 
Here's the latest update from AGFD:

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Biologists begin monitoring collared jaguar​


Early data received from the tracking device on a recently captured and collared jaguar in Arizona is already giving biologists a better understanding of the cat's movement and foraging patterns.

The male cat was incidentally captured Feb. 18 in an area southwest of Tucson during a research study aimed at monitoring habitat connectivity for mountain lions and black bears. It was the first capture and collaring of a wild jaguar in the United States. The jaguar was fitted with a satellite tracking collar and then released.

With nearly a week?s worth of data, the Arizona Game and Fish Department noted that the jaguar moved several miles after collaring to a very high and rugged area that the cat has been known to use in southern Arizona. The animal has stayed in that general vicinity for a few days with apparent patterns of rest and visits to a nearby creek. During the collaring, the cat appeared to have just fed on prey, which will aid its recovery and allow it to go for a period of time without feeding.

The satellite tracking technology will allow biologists to study diet and feeding patterns to learn more about the ecological requirements of the species in borderland habitats.

Scientists have also confirmed the identification of the collared animal: The cat is Macho B, an older male cat that has been photographed by trail cameras periodically over the past 13 years.

Macho B is believed to be the oldest known jaguar in the wild. His age was estimated at two to three years old in photographs taken in 1996, making him 15-16 years old now. Previously the oldest known jaguar in the wild was 13 years old.

?Every indication is that Macho B is doing well and has recovered from his capture and collaring,? says Terry Johnson, endangered species coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. ?With so little known about how jaguars move throughout our state, every little piece of data helps us understand more about the population segment that uses southern Arizona and New Mexico as the northern part of its range. Until now, all we've had is a photo here and a photo there, but nothing that shed light on what the species does while moving within or between habitats.?

The GPS tracking collar provides location points for the animal every three hours. While there are no regulations on the appropriate size of a tracking collar, experts agree that a collar should weigh no more than 3-5 percent of the animal?s body weight. At less than two pounds, Macho B?s collar is less than two percent of his body weight, and it should not impede his normal movements and ability to catch prey.

The tracking collar was donated by North Star Science and Technology and was specifically programmed for a jaguar in the event this species was incidentally captured during other wildlife management activities.

The collar has a unique feature with a special signal to indicate if the jaguar crosses the international border with Mexico.

Mortality due to predation from other large predators, injuries sustained during prey hunts, roadway crossing, disease, accidents or natural causes is possible.

More specific information on the capture location is being protected under the Game and Fish Department's standard operating procedure not to release location data on threatened and endangered species and for legal reasons that may leave the department liable for ?take? violations under the Endangered Species Act.

The species has been listed outside of the United States under the Endangered Species Act since 1973. That protection was extended to jaguars within the U.S. in 1997, the year after their presence in the Arizona and New Mexico borderlands was confirmed.

In 1997, the Jaguar Conservation Team was established in Arizona and New Mexico to protect and conserve the species.

Jaguars once ranged from southern South America through Central America and Mexico and into the southern United States. By the late 1900s, jaguars were thought to be gone from the U.S. landscape, but two independent sightings in 1996 confirmed that jaguars still used Arizona and New Mexico as part of the northernmost extent of its range.

This conservation effort is funded in part by the Heritage Fund and Indian gaming revenue. Started in 1990, the Heritage Fund was established by Arizona voters to further conservation efforts in the state, including protecting endangered species, educating our children about wildlife, helping urban residents to better coexist with wildlife, and creating new opportunities for outdoor recreation. Funding comes from Arizona Lottery ticket sales.

For more information about jaguar conservation in Arizona, visit www.azgfd.gov/jaguar.



TONY MANDILE
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Here's the latest update from AGFD:

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Biologists begin monitoring collared jaguar​


Early data received from the tracking device on a recently captured and collared jaguar in Arizona is already giving biologists a better understanding of the cat's movement and foraging patterns.

The male cat was incidentally captured Feb. 18 in an area southwest of Tucson during a research study aimed at monitoring habitat connectivity for mountain lions and black bears. It was the first capture and collaring of a wild jaguar in the United States. The jaguar was fitted with a satellite tracking collar and then released.

With nearly a week?s worth of data, the Arizona Game and Fish Department noted that the jaguar moved several miles after collaring to a very high and rugged area that the cat has been known to use in southern Arizona. The animal has stayed in that general vicinity for a few days with apparent patterns of rest and visits to a nearby creek. During the collaring, the cat appeared to have just fed on prey, which will aid its recovery and allow it to go for a period of time without feeding.

The satellite tracking technology will allow biologists to study diet and feeding patterns to learn more about the ecological requirements of the species in borderland habitats.

Scientists have also confirmed the identification of the collared animal: The cat is Macho B, an older male cat that has been photographed by trail cameras periodically over the past 13 years.

Macho B is believed to be the oldest known jaguar in the wild. His age was estimated at two to three years old in photographs taken in 1996, making him 15-16 years old now. Previously the oldest known jaguar in the wild was 13 years old.

?Every indication is that Macho B is doing well and has recovered from his capture and collaring,? says Terry Johnson, endangered species coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. ?With so little known about how jaguars move throughout our state, every little piece of data helps us understand more about the population segment that uses southern Arizona and New Mexico as the northern part of its range. Until now, all we've had is a photo here and a photo there, but nothing that shed light on what the species does while moving within or between habitats.?

The GPS tracking collar provides location points for the animal every three hours. While there are no regulations on the appropriate size of a tracking collar, experts agree that a collar should weigh no more than 3-5 percent of the animal?s body weight. At less than two pounds, Macho B?s collar is less than two percent of his body weight, and it should not impede his normal movements and ability to catch prey.

The tracking collar was donated by North Star Science and Technology and was specifically programmed for a jaguar in the event this species was incidentally captured during other wildlife management activities.

The collar has a unique feature with a special signal to indicate if the jaguar crosses the international border with Mexico.

Mortality due to predation from other large predators, injuries sustained during prey hunts, roadway crossing, disease, accidents or natural causes is possible.

More specific information on the capture location is being protected under the Game and Fish Department's standard operating procedure not to release location data on threatened and endangered species and for legal reasons that may leave the department liable for ?take? violations under the Endangered Species Act.

The species has been listed outside of the United States under the Endangered Species Act since 1973. That protection was extended to jaguars within the U.S. in 1997, the year after their presence in the Arizona and New Mexico borderlands was confirmed.

In 1997, the Jaguar Conservation Team was established in Arizona and New Mexico to protect and conserve the species.

Jaguars once ranged from southern South America through Central America and Mexico and into the southern United States. By the late 1900s, jaguars were thought to be gone from the U.S. landscape, but two independent sightings in 1996 confirmed that jaguars still used Arizona and New Mexico as part of the northernmost extent of its range.

This conservation effort is funded in part by the Heritage Fund and Indian gaming revenue. Started in 1990, the Heritage Fund was established by Arizona voters to further conservation efforts in the state, including protecting endangered species, educating our children about wildlife, helping urban residents to better coexist with wildlife, and creating new opportunities for outdoor recreation. Funding comes from Arizona Lottery ticket sales.

For more information about jaguar conservation in Arizona, visit www.azgfd.gov/jaguar.



TONY MANDILE
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Thanks for the update Tony - looks like he is one old cat! Cool.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
Thanks for the update Tony - looks like he is one old cat! Cool.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
"More specific information on the capture location is being protected under the Game and Fish Department's standard operating procedure not to release location data on threatened and endangered species and for legal reasons that may leave the department liable for ?take? violations under the Endangered Species Act."

i FIND THAT STATEMENT INTERESTING.
Tony,

Do you have a link, I cant find it on
azgf website.
Thanks again for posting.
Jeff
 
"More specific information on the capture location is being protected under the Game and Fish Department's standard operating procedure not to release location data on threatened and endangered species and for legal reasons that may leave the department liable for ?take? violations under the Endangered Species Act."

i FIND THAT STATEMENT INTERESTING.
Tony,

Do you have a link, I cant find it on
azgf website.
Thanks again for posting.
Jeff
 
WOW! What a gorgeous cat! Release them in the N. West... maybe they can take out some wolves! I'd rather see a jag than a wolf myself.
From the movie 'No country for old men'.. "I heard coyotes won't eat a Mexican.." I wonder if a Jag will. He looked healthy.
 
WOW! What a gorgeous cat! Release them in the N. West... maybe they can take out some wolves! I'd rather see a jag than a wolf myself.
From the movie 'No country for old men'.. "I heard coyotes won't eat a Mexican.." I wonder if a Jag will. He looked healthy.
 
Well....there's a perfect example of the human race trying to play God....if they would of left him alone he'd probably be fine.....
 
Well....there's a perfect example of the human race trying to play God....if they would of left him alone he'd probably be fine.....
 
>Well....there's a perfect example of the
>human race trying to play
>God....if they would of left
>him alone he'd probably be
>fine.....

??????

Yeah, because putting a collar on an old cat gave him kidney failure???? If a collar wasn't put on him he'd probably still be alive, or we just wouldn't know????

--Bill
 
>Well....there's a perfect example of the
>human race trying to play
>God....if they would of left
>him alone he'd probably be
>fine.....

??????

Yeah, because putting a collar on an old cat gave him kidney failure???? If a collar wasn't put on him he'd probably still be alive, or we just wouldn't know????

--Bill
 
sad.
i wouldnt be suprised if the drugs took their toll on the kidneys over the course of the capture.
It may be another 10 years before they catch another one.
Jeff
 
sad.
i wouldnt be suprised if the drugs took their toll on the kidneys over the course of the capture.
It may be another 10 years before they catch another one.
Jeff
 
I'd like to think the old boy knew he was bad sick, just wanted us to know he had been living under our nose for all these years and we didn't even know it.

One last walk down main st., sort of speak.

Joey
 
I'd like to think the old boy knew he was bad sick, just wanted us to know he had been living under our nose for all these years and we didn't even know it.

One last walk down main st., sort of speak.

Joey
 
That is probably right Joey!! And I doubt the drugs given to him during the initial capture had anything to do with it at all. Besides, they didn't ATTEMPT to capture him, - he was snared in a bear/lion snare, but recognized the unique opportunity to collar him when it came up. Also, how were they supposed to release him from the snare if they didn't tranquilize him? He was OLD that is probably how why he got caught in the snare in the first place, took a risk that as a younger lest desperate cat he would not have. I am sad he is gone, but I didn't really expect him to live forever anyway, did you? And I am glad they didn't allow him to suffer. Not a case of humans playing god - a case of humans being HUMANE.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
That is probably right Joey!! And I doubt the drugs given to him during the initial capture had anything to do with it at all. Besides, they didn't ATTEMPT to capture him, - he was snared in a bear/lion snare, but recognized the unique opportunity to collar him when it came up. Also, how were they supposed to release him from the snare if they didn't tranquilize him? He was OLD that is probably how why he got caught in the snare in the first place, took a risk that as a younger lest desperate cat he would not have. I am sad he is gone, but I didn't really expect him to live forever anyway, did you? And I am glad they didn't allow him to suffer. Not a case of humans playing god - a case of humans being HUMANE.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
LAST EDITED ON Mar-04-09 AT 09:16AM (MST)[p]Roy,

The necropsy will be the tell-all of the actual cause of the kidney failure. I tend to agree with you, though, that this was just an unfortunate and COINCIDENTAL happenstance resulting from the jag's age and not anything it endured during the capture/collaring.

Obviously, the first thing they will consider is the sedative and its effects, i.e. does it even affect kidney function in any dosage.

TONY MANDILE
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LAST EDITED ON Mar-04-09 AT 09:16AM (MST)[p]Roy,

The necropsy will be the tell-all of the actual cause of the kidney failure. I tend to agree with you, though, that this was just an unfortunate and COINCIDENTAL happenstance resulting from the jag's age and not anything it endured during the capture/collaring.

Obviously, the first thing they will consider is the sedative and its effects, i.e. does it even affect kidney function in any dosage.

TONY MANDILE
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How exactly was it decided the cat was in kidney failure and needed to be put down?Was he captured again to confirm the info received from the collar?Were the same drugs used again ?
 
How exactly was it decided the cat was in kidney failure and needed to be put down?Was he captured again to confirm the info received from the collar?Were the same drugs used again ?
 
LAST EDITED ON Mar-05-09 AT 00:09AM (MST)[p]LOL I had a feeling it was Bush's fault....

Memorial Event for Macho B, 1993(?) ? 2009:
Iconic Jaguar of Southern Arizona to Be Remembered and Honored

TUCSON, Ariz.? A memorial service for the jaguar Macho B, and a plea for better protection for his fellow jaguars, will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, outside the offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 201 N. Bonita Ave., Suite 141, in Tucson.

?Macho B epitomized the majestic but fragile nature of our southwestern ecosystems. By speaking out for Macho after he is gone, we fervently hope that our mountains and deserts can still be home to his kin for decades and centuries into the future,? said Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity.

The event will allow people to share their thoughts and feelings about the much-photographed Macho B, along with their wishes for a new presidential administration to right the many wrongs committed against American jaguars before it is too late.

The Fish and Wildlife Service issued a permit to the Arizona Game and Fish Department to capture a jaguar for research, but under the Bush administration refused to develop a jaguar recovery plan ? thus ensuring the risk to jaguars was not compensated by any intention to increase their desperately low numbers.

The Fish and Wildlife Service also refused to map out critical habitat for jaguars. Both measures are required under the Endangered Species Act and are the subject of a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, which will be heard in federal court in Tucson on March 23.

?Secretary Salazar has an opportunity to correct past wrongs done to Macho B and other jaguars by the Bush administration,? said Robinson. ?A recovery plan and designation of critical habitat will ensure that science is at the center of efforts to conserve the jaguar in the United States.?

The public is invited to bring written expressions of support for protection of critical habitat for jaguars and for development of a long-delayed jaguar recovery plan. These, along with other pleas for the defense of jaguars and the conservation of their wild homelands in the Southwest, can be addressed to the new Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar. The public prayers and petitions will be handed to local Fish and Wildlife Service officials at the conclusion of the services. Participants are also encouraged to bring signs to express their regret over the loss of Macho B.



great post/pic, thanks for sharing

JB
497fc2397b939f19.jpg
 
LAST EDITED ON Mar-05-09 AT 00:09AM (MST)[p]LOL I had a feeling it was Bush's fault....

Memorial Event for Macho B, 1993(?) ? 2009:
Iconic Jaguar of Southern Arizona to Be Remembered and Honored

TUCSON, Ariz.? A memorial service for the jaguar Macho B, and a plea for better protection for his fellow jaguars, will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, outside the offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 201 N. Bonita Ave., Suite 141, in Tucson.

?Macho B epitomized the majestic but fragile nature of our southwestern ecosystems. By speaking out for Macho after he is gone, we fervently hope that our mountains and deserts can still be home to his kin for decades and centuries into the future,? said Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity.

The event will allow people to share their thoughts and feelings about the much-photographed Macho B, along with their wishes for a new presidential administration to right the many wrongs committed against American jaguars before it is too late.

The Fish and Wildlife Service issued a permit to the Arizona Game and Fish Department to capture a jaguar for research, but under the Bush administration refused to develop a jaguar recovery plan ? thus ensuring the risk to jaguars was not compensated by any intention to increase their desperately low numbers.

The Fish and Wildlife Service also refused to map out critical habitat for jaguars. Both measures are required under the Endangered Species Act and are the subject of a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, which will be heard in federal court in Tucson on March 23.

?Secretary Salazar has an opportunity to correct past wrongs done to Macho B and other jaguars by the Bush administration,? said Robinson. ?A recovery plan and designation of critical habitat will ensure that science is at the center of efforts to conserve the jaguar in the United States.?

The public is invited to bring written expressions of support for protection of critical habitat for jaguars and for development of a long-delayed jaguar recovery plan. These, along with other pleas for the defense of jaguars and the conservation of their wild homelands in the Southwest, can be addressed to the new Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar. The public prayers and petitions will be handed to local Fish and Wildlife Service officials at the conclusion of the services. Participants are also encouraged to bring signs to express their regret over the loss of Macho B.



great post/pic, thanks for sharing

JB
497fc2397b939f19.jpg
 
Yeah the Village People will be there and sing a special rendition of their song "Macho Man" at the close of the service as the prayers and petitions are handed to USF&G officials.....
 
Yeah the Village People will be there and sing a special rendition of their song "Macho Man" at the close of the service as the prayers and petitions are handed to USF&G officials.....
 
So, now it's the Bush Administration's fault that jaguars are low in population in the southwest? What aren't they at fault for? I imagine that NObama will find a way to put a few billion more into the next bailout for these kooks, so that they'll feel better about jaguars.

SHEESH!!!
 
So, now it's the Bush Administration's fault that jaguars are low in population in the southwest? What aren't they at fault for? I imagine that NObama will find a way to put a few billion more into the next bailout for these kooks, so that they'll feel better about jaguars.

SHEESH!!!
 
Biologists and veterinarians expect lab tests to provide
more medical clues on collared Arizona jaguar​
​

PHOENIX -- Biologists and veterinarians expect to learn more about the medical conditions that led to the demise of a collared jaguar that was euthanized this week due to kidney failure.

Veterinarians from the Phoenix Zoo conducted a necropsy immediately following the death of the cat on Monday, but did not find anything unexpected for an older jaguar. Veterinarians Dr. Dean Rice and Dr. Julie Swenson from the zoo performed the necropsy.

Multiple tissue and organ samples, including from the kidneys, liver, adrenal glands and heart, were submitted for histopathology study to an outside laboratory. Histopathology is the study of microscopic anatomical changes in diseased tissue.

"During the necropsy, we didn't find anything out of the ordinary for a cat of Macho B's advanced age," said Dr. Rice, a veterinarian and executive vice president at the Phoenix Zoo. "But, given the extremely small size of his bladder despite aggressive intravenous fluid therapy, it was apparent that his kidneys were shutting down. I expect the histopathology reports to show that this animal had been experiencing kidney failure for awhile. Kidney failure is more a matter of weeks or months, not days."

The histopathology report may also reveal if the jaguar had any other medical conditions that were not evident during the physical necropsy. Results are expected in several weeks.

Veterinarians indicated that Macho B showed no physical signs of illness that could have been detected by the biologists that originally collared him after he was unintentionally captured during a mountain lion and bear study. Diagnosis of kidney failure depends on running blood tests to analyze the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels, which are the two most important indicators of kidney function.

Blood tests run Monday upon arrival at the zoo showed Macho B's BUN was greater than 180, but an exact level could not be determined because the maximum reading on the diagnostic equipment was 180. The upper limit of a normal BUN level is 30. The cat's creatinine level was 15.2 with the normal range being .3 to 2.1.

Kidney failure is a common ailment in older cats.

Arizona Game and Fish Department biologists had hoped to learn more from blood samples taken at the original capture, but the samples were deemed to be inadequate for testing. The blood samples were collected for use in DNA analysis in accordance with the capture protocol developed by leading jaguar experts. They were not intended to determine the health or condition of the animal at the time of the collaring, which would have required a different blood handling process.

The decision to euthanize the jaguar was made based on the results of the zoo's blood work. The decision was made jointly between Game and Fish, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Phoenix Zoo.

The jaguar was recaptured on Monday after data monitoring revealed a decreased level of activity over the weekend. The cat was brought immediately to the Phoenix Zoo for further medical assessment.

Macho B was believed to be the oldest known jaguar in the wild at 15-16 years old, but biologists hope to better determine the animal's age from studying one of his teeth using cementum annuli tooth aging, a common technique used to assess an animal's age.

The jaguar's initial capture was guided by protocols developed in case a jaguar was inadvertently captured in the course of other wildlife management activities. The plan, which was created in consultation with leading jaguar experts, includes a protocol for capture, sedation and handling.


TONY MANDILE
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How To Hunt Coues Deer
 
Biologists and veterinarians expect lab tests to provide
more medical clues on collared Arizona jaguar​
​

PHOENIX -- Biologists and veterinarians expect to learn more about the medical conditions that led to the demise of a collared jaguar that was euthanized this week due to kidney failure.

Veterinarians from the Phoenix Zoo conducted a necropsy immediately following the death of the cat on Monday, but did not find anything unexpected for an older jaguar. Veterinarians Dr. Dean Rice and Dr. Julie Swenson from the zoo performed the necropsy.

Multiple tissue and organ samples, including from the kidneys, liver, adrenal glands and heart, were submitted for histopathology study to an outside laboratory. Histopathology is the study of microscopic anatomical changes in diseased tissue.

"During the necropsy, we didn't find anything out of the ordinary for a cat of Macho B's advanced age," said Dr. Rice, a veterinarian and executive vice president at the Phoenix Zoo. "But, given the extremely small size of his bladder despite aggressive intravenous fluid therapy, it was apparent that his kidneys were shutting down. I expect the histopathology reports to show that this animal had been experiencing kidney failure for awhile. Kidney failure is more a matter of weeks or months, not days."

The histopathology report may also reveal if the jaguar had any other medical conditions that were not evident during the physical necropsy. Results are expected in several weeks.

Veterinarians indicated that Macho B showed no physical signs of illness that could have been detected by the biologists that originally collared him after he was unintentionally captured during a mountain lion and bear study. Diagnosis of kidney failure depends on running blood tests to analyze the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels, which are the two most important indicators of kidney function.

Blood tests run Monday upon arrival at the zoo showed Macho B's BUN was greater than 180, but an exact level could not be determined because the maximum reading on the diagnostic equipment was 180. The upper limit of a normal BUN level is 30. The cat's creatinine level was 15.2 with the normal range being .3 to 2.1.

Kidney failure is a common ailment in older cats.

Arizona Game and Fish Department biologists had hoped to learn more from blood samples taken at the original capture, but the samples were deemed to be inadequate for testing. The blood samples were collected for use in DNA analysis in accordance with the capture protocol developed by leading jaguar experts. They were not intended to determine the health or condition of the animal at the time of the collaring, which would have required a different blood handling process.

The decision to euthanize the jaguar was made based on the results of the zoo's blood work. The decision was made jointly between Game and Fish, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Phoenix Zoo.

The jaguar was recaptured on Monday after data monitoring revealed a decreased level of activity over the weekend. The cat was brought immediately to the Phoenix Zoo for further medical assessment.

Macho B was believed to be the oldest known jaguar in the wild at 15-16 years old, but biologists hope to better determine the animal's age from studying one of his teeth using cementum annuli tooth aging, a common technique used to assess an animal's age.

The jaguar's initial capture was guided by protocols developed in case a jaguar was inadvertently captured in the course of other wildlife management activities. The plan, which was created in consultation with leading jaguar experts, includes a protocol for capture, sedation and handling.


TONY MANDILE
48e63dfa482a34a9.jpg

How To Hunt Coues Deer
 
Did they burry him or is he getting sent to the taxidermist? No disrespect, but it would be a shame to let him go to waste. It would be a good way to honor him and teach the people.

Fish4evr
 
Did they burry him or is he getting sent to the taxidermist? No disrespect, but it would be a shame to let him go to waste. It would be a good way to honor him and teach the people.

Fish4evr
 
>Did they burry him or is
>he getting sent to the
>taxidermist? No disrespect, but
>it would be a shame
>to let him go to
>waste. It would be a
>good way to honor him
>and teach the people.
>
>Fish4evr

oh gawd....


great post/pic, thanks for sharing

JB
497fc2397b939f19.jpg
 
>Did they burry him or is
>he getting sent to the
>taxidermist? No disrespect, but
>it would be a shame
>to let him go to
>waste. It would be a
>good way to honor him
>and teach the people.
>
>Fish4evr

oh gawd....


great post/pic, thanks for sharing

JB
497fc2397b939f19.jpg
 
Imagine that dude coming in behind you while callin yotes,to bad the G&F killed it, hopefully more will jump the border fence-What fence?? BH1
 
Imagine that dude coming in behind you while callin yotes,to bad the G&F killed it, hopefully more will jump the border fence-What fence?? BH1
 
News conference videotape about collared jaguar​
​

March 10, 2009

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted on its Web site a videotaped copy of a news conference held on Thursday, March 5 in Tucson with its partners to provide more information and answer questions on the recently collared jaguar in southern Arizona. The news conference is available in its entirety by visiting http://www.azgfd.gov/video/ArizonaJaguarPressConference.shtml

Participants in the news conference included: Bill Van Pelt, jaguar conservation biologist with the Game and Fish Department; Steve Spangle, Arizona Field Office Supervisor with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Dr. Dean Rice, the veterinarian from the Phoenix Zoo that performed the blood test and necropsy; and Arizona Game and Fish Commission Chairman Bob Hernbrode.

The jaguar was incidentally captured Feb. 18 in an area southwest of Tucson during a research study aimed at monitoring habitat connectivity for mountain lions and black bears. The cat was fitted with a satellite tracking collar and then released. It was hoped that the collar would provide biologists with a better understanding of how jaguars use the borderland habitats.

Initial location data indicated the jaguar was doing well and had moved more than three miles from the original capture site, but data monitoring more than a week later revealed a decreased level of activity. A response team was activated to assess the animal?s condition in the field. Due to weight loss, on March 2 the cat was brought immediately to the Phoenix Zoo for further medical assessment. It was determined then through blood tests that the jaguar was in severe and unrecoverable kidney failure, and the decision was made to euthanize the animal.

For more information about jaguar conservation in Arizona, visit http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/es/jaguar_management.shtml.

TONY MANDILE
48e63dfa482a34a9.jpg

How To Hunt Coues Deer
 
News conference videotape about collared jaguar​
​

March 10, 2009

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted on its Web site a videotaped copy of a news conference held on Thursday, March 5 in Tucson with its partners to provide more information and answer questions on the recently collared jaguar in southern Arizona. The news conference is available in its entirety by visiting http://www.azgfd.gov/video/ArizonaJaguarPressConference.shtml

Participants in the news conference included: Bill Van Pelt, jaguar conservation biologist with the Game and Fish Department; Steve Spangle, Arizona Field Office Supervisor with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Dr. Dean Rice, the veterinarian from the Phoenix Zoo that performed the blood test and necropsy; and Arizona Game and Fish Commission Chairman Bob Hernbrode.

The jaguar was incidentally captured Feb. 18 in an area southwest of Tucson during a research study aimed at monitoring habitat connectivity for mountain lions and black bears. The cat was fitted with a satellite tracking collar and then released. It was hoped that the collar would provide biologists with a better understanding of how jaguars use the borderland habitats.

Initial location data indicated the jaguar was doing well and had moved more than three miles from the original capture site, but data monitoring more than a week later revealed a decreased level of activity. A response team was activated to assess the animal?s condition in the field. Due to weight loss, on March 2 the cat was brought immediately to the Phoenix Zoo for further medical assessment. It was determined then through blood tests that the jaguar was in severe and unrecoverable kidney failure, and the decision was made to euthanize the animal.

For more information about jaguar conservation in Arizona, visit http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/es/jaguar_management.shtml.

TONY MANDILE
48e63dfa482a34a9.jpg

How To Hunt Coues Deer
 

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