U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuses Recovery for Jaguars
The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after their decision not to recover the jaguar, an endangered species. (Bush Administration Refuses to Protect the Last of the American Jaguars, March 3, 2008)
Apparently there’s some loophole in the Endangered Species Act that allows them not to pursue a recovery plan if the animals past and present ranges are in other countries.
Jaguars Range
Presently the jaguars’ ranges in the
- Since jaguars are top-level predators, they contribute to balancing our ecosystems. They’re beautiful graceful animals that prefer to stalk and ambush rather than chase their prey. People kill them over conflict with land while more of their habitat is being destroyed and disappearing.
Jaguars are mostly solitary, meeting to mate briefly and the female jaguar raises her young alone. They look a little like leopards but are larger and more muscular. To learn more see Wikipedia’s page on the jaguar.
- To learn more about biodiversity and/or to take action on saving jaguars or other endangered species see the Center for Biological Diversity.
“They are beautiful animals that help keep the balance of nature, and preventing their extinction involves helping them reclaim the homelands from which our government exterminated them.” (Michael Robinson from the Center for Biological Diversity)
November 12th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
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