'63 jaguar killing echoes today in habitat debate

Terry Penrod's jaguar pelt decorates his living room in Lakeside. He shot the animal in 1963, thinking it was a big bobcat. But his kill turned out to be the nation's last known female jaguar, giving rise to a controversy over critical habitat that goes on today.

'63 jaguar killing echoes today in habitat debate

This is a 1963 hand out photo Terry Penrod (TERRY PENROD ) as he crouches next to jaguar he killed on September 28, 1963 (SEPT 28, 63) while varmint hunting between Big Lake (BIG LAKE) and Reservation Lake (RESERVATION LAKE). Courtesy Terry Penrod

'63 jaguar killing echoes today in habitat debate

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'63 jaguar killing echoes today in habitat debate

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New photos of jaguar taken SE of Tucson released by feds

Four photos of a jaguar roaming southeast of Tucson in the northern Santa Rita Mountains and one photo of an ocelot in the Huachuca Mountains were released today by the federal government.

Ariz. game officials seek withdrawal of proposed jaguar habitat

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has asked that a proposal aimed at designating land in New Mexico and Arizona as critical habitat for the jaguar be withdrawn.

Experts: S. Ariz. tail photo likely jaguar, though debate continues

Arizona game officials are consulting with seven outside experts to determine if a photo recently submitted by a hunter shows the tail of a jaguar or an ocelot sighted southeast of Tucson.

Scientists: Camera captured jaguar SE of Tucson

These photos of jaguar and ocelot tails are shown side by side for comparison. The photo arrangement was prepared by two biologists, Jeannette P. Hanby and J. David Bygott.

Scientists: Camera captured jaguar SE of Tucson

Arizona Game and Fish Department officials say outside experts agree with state biologists that a hunter’s trail camera captured an image of a jaguar late last month. It was sighted southeast of Tucson on Sept. 23.

Feds: 1,300 square miles of S. Arizona is jaguar habitat

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to designate about 838,000 acres, mostly in Southern Arizona, as critical habitat for jaguars.

Credible report of summer jaguar sighting near Tucson

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security helicopter pilot gave an account of a brief jaguar sighting last June in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson, the Border Patrol said today.

Extremely rare jaguar seen southeast of Tucson

A hunter saw and photographed a jaguar in Cochise County over the weekend, the Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed today.

There's plenty to learn about Sky Island cats

Jaguars can weigh up to 250 pounds, but those in Arizona usually are smaller, around 100 pounds.

Camera snaps jaguar photos below border

A conservation group has discovered at least one jaguar in northern Sonora, about 30 miles south of the Arizona border, the group reported Monday.

Camera snaps jaguar photos below border

This northern jaguar was photographed in early January by a remote camera in Sonora, about 30 miles south of the U.S.-Mexican border.

State jaguar team provokes reader reactions

The following letters are in response to the Oct. 18 article "Jaguar team ceases work amid disputes, big cat's death."

Jaguar team ceases work amid disputes, big cat's death

The team formed to help the endangered jaguar survive in Arizona and New Mexico has ground to a standstill.

Jaguar team ceases work amid disputes, big cat's death

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