Rosemont Mine back on, but Fiercely Contested
The Rosemont Copper Mine would be a massive, open-pit mine in the middle of a biologically rich area in southern Arizona. I have written about the mine before, which would…
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Rare Ocelot Filmed in Arizona, with Q&A
Conservation CATalyst, the group behind the viral El Jefe video from 2016, is in the news again. This time, they’re making headlines with a video of a rare ocelot (Leopardus…
Mountain Lions are Expanding their Range Eastwards
Many months ago, I wrote a post about the remarkable journey of the Connecticut Cat: a mountain lion (Puma concolor; cougar; puma), that traveled over 2,700 km from the Black…
The Connecticut Cat: Pumas in the Eastern United States – Part 2
Originally posted on definearth:
Mountain Lion, Torres del Paine, Chile by Gregoire Dubois. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The time has come for the second post in the collaborative blog series “Pumas in the…
When the Cat’s Away: Pumas in the Eastern United States – Part 1
Introduction The following is a guest post from Jessica Turner, whom you may remember from this Q&A. It is the first installment in a two-part series about pumas (Puma concolor)…
Great New Article about Borderlands Jaguars
An excellent article was recently published on azcentral.com. The story, written by Brandon Loomis, concerns many aspects of jaguar conservation in the US – Mexico borderlands. But its central message…
New Video Released of a Wild Jaguar in the United States
I have exciting news to share! The Center for Biological Diversity just released a new video of a wild jaguar (Panthera onca) in the United States. Many people are not…
A Third Jaguar was just Confirmed in Arizona
I have exciting news to share with you on this World Wildlife Day! Today has been set aside by the United Nations to celebrate the many ways in which wild…
