Jaguars could return to the US Southwest – but only if they have pathways to move north
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Keeping landscapes connected can help protect wild animals and plants. In the US Southwest, border wall construction is closing off corridors that jaguars and other at-risk species use.
As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security authorizes completion of unfinished border wall sections in Arizona, environmentalists' concerns deepen.
As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security authorizes completion of unfinished border wall sections in Arizona, environmentalists' concerns deepen.
If you're able to go above and beyond to help us during this important time, please consider making an additional financial contribution. Click here to contribute. Last month, our research team released the footage of a jaguar we detected just three miles from the borderlands between Mexico and the United States. The juvenile male jaguar could be one of the first jaguars in this region that will face the border wall. Researchers, advocates and members of the general public who are excited to have jaguars again in the United States should not forget why it is important to have jaguars roamin...