Jaguar roves near Rosemont mine site

[Ptah]

Since October, cameras recorded the big cat 7 times in Santa Ritas



A male jaguar has roamed the Santa Rita Mountains' eastern flank for at least nine months,
photos obtained from the federal government show.

The remote cameras have photographed the big cat in five locations on seven
occasions since October.

Three times, the federally financed remote cameras photographed the jaguar immediately
west of the proposed Rosemont Mine site in the mountains southeast of Tucson.

The photos were taken for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by University of Arizona cameras
as follow-up after a hunter gave state authorities a photo of a jaguar's tail that he took last
September in the Santa Ritas.

http://azstarnet.com/news/science/environment/jaguar-roves-near-rosemont-mine-site/article_e8573513-b55b-553e-934c-e8951555f14e.html

[Wait Wut]

1. Pretty kitty kitty.

I just don't wanna run into him. Likewise, I hope he doesn't run into any of our wannabe cowboys.

[Ptah]

2. This may make it more difficult for the Rosemont Mine to open:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemont_Copper#Controversy

[Wait Wut]

4. I doubt it.

It's more likely that he'll be 'accidentally' shot.

Crap. Such a beautiful cat.

[ChazInAz]

6. Hope so.

Those Rosemont bastards will do anything to get their mine and level the Santa Ritas. They've been spreading the bribes and lies for years, now.

[Politicalboi]

3. Poor thing

I hope some asshole doesn't shoot it now that it was made public where he is. They should find out if he does or doesn't have a mate, and maybe move him to a safer place. I hope we are collecting DNA from species that are near extinction, although I guess that could be a bad thing too. Some species die out for a reason other than man's stupidity.

[Scootaloo]

5. Speaking of DNA...

I'd be curious about this guys' background. Whether he's part of a relict northern population, or a migrant from deeper south.

[dbackjon]

8. There is a population in northern Mexico

[dbackjon]

7. Very cool it was found

Hopefully this will be a stake through the heart of the Mine