Northern Jaguar Project

Northern Jaguar Project

In the rugged Sierra Madre foothill mountains in the state of Sonora, Mexico, lies one of the largest areas of unfragmented, largely unprotected, wildlife habitats remaining in North America. The area contains some 3000 square miles of near-pristine wildlife habitat, marred only by the effects of range cattle grazing.

This dramatically beautiful region has unprecedented significance for the conservation of many threatened and endangered species.

The topography of rough mountains, deep canyons, and sheer cliffs, along with the vegetation mix of tropical thornscrub, tropical deciduous forest, and oak woodlands, provides a rich and regionally unique habitat for biodiversity of native flora and fauna. Rare wildlife species include:

* The northernmost viable breeding population of jaguars
* Military macaws in their northernmost nesting sites
* The northernmost breeding population of neotropical river otters
* The southernmost nesting site for bald eagles
* Ocelots, desert tortoises, Gila monsters, lilac-crowned parrots, eared trogons, and other rare and important species.

Protection of the area is crucial for preservation of viable habitat for all of the species present, but particularly for protection of the last remaining breeding populations of endangered jaguars in northern Mexico. Protection is essential for creation of a wildlife corridor between Mexico and the United States. The corridor will create connectivity and allow recolonization of endangered species in the United States, contributing to the maintenance of genetic diversity.

We have a brief window of opportunity to preserve this area of precious biodiversity and we must act now.

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