Chart of Jaguar Occurrences in AZ and NM by decade and half-decade
Verified jaguar records in AZ & NM 1850-2014
Endangered Species
Did Coronado’s Men See Jaguars at Cíbola?
Click the link for an in-depth analysis by Cindy Coping examining the urban legend that Coronado’s men saw jaguars near the present day Zuni pueblos in northern Arizona and New Mexico. Did Coronado see Jaguars at Cibola?
USFWS Designates 764,207 acres as Jaguar Critical Habitat
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has designated more than 3/4 million acres of Arizona and New Mexico are designated as critical habitat, claiming this is “essential” to prevent a range-wide extinction of the entire species. Despite this bizarre determination with only minimal resemblance to credible science, the agency has correctly acknowledged the results of SACPA’s […]
SACPA Comments on Proposed Wolf Rules
Click below to read the comments SACPA submitted on the rules proposed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the gray wolf, list the Mexican Wolf as an endangered species, and expand the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population program. All the studies referenced are posted on this website here: SACPA Wolf Rule comments SACPA […]
SACPA comments on proposed listing of Yellow-billed cuckoo
SACPA submitted comments twice on the proposed listing of the Yellow-billed cuckoo including preliminary comments and then further comments once the deadline was reasonably extended. Click the link below to read the first comments SACPA submitted. December 1, 2013. Southern Arizona Cattlemen’s Protective Association comments on proposed listing of Yellow-billed cuckoo Click on the link […]
What others are saying about the proposed wolf rules
The following links by no means are a complete representation of all cattlemen’s viewpoints. We post talking points from various organizations here because there is a limited amount of disagreement on these issues between various organizations representing agriculture. Arizona Cattle Growers Association Gila Livestock Growers Association House Natural Resources Committee letter – Dan Ashe 11-13-13 […]
Do small populations of wolves still exist in Mexico?
The following reports indicate that as late as 1985, small populations of Mexican wolves were present in the wild in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango and Sonora and suspected also to be present in the state of Zacatecas. The question is, are they still present there today? Are the wolves that have been released […]
Wolves and Hydatid Disease
This page gives information one of the many deadly diseases carried by wolves. Hydatid disease is prevalent among wolves in Idaho.
Proposed listing of Western yellow billed cuckoo not based on best science
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Western yellow billed cuckoo as a “threatened” species. Click here for background information. The comment period has been reopened till February 24. Click here for details. Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act requires all species listings to be based “solely on the best […]
Historical information and quotations about wolves
The information on this page disproves the deceitful slogans that wolves only kill for food and have never attacked humans in the Southwest. The historical information presented here on the wolves’ method of killing is corroborated by recent data and graphic photos presented on pages 8-13 in the Catron County Collateral Damage Report.