Overview
- Video released Tuesday confirms an adult male jaguar named Cinco was recorded on several days in March and April in mountains south of Tucson.
- The Center for Biological Diversity captured the footage with trail cameras placed across the Sky Island ranges.
- University of Arizona researchers say the repeat visits show site fidelity, a sign the cat continues to use the area that informs Endangered Species Act recovery work.
- Conservation groups warn tall border fencing, mining, groundwater loss and drought could sever the cross-border routes jaguars rely on to move between Arizona and Mexico.
- Cinco is the fifth jaguar logged by the UA program in 15 years, and Tohono O’odham leaders say the cat holds deep cultural meaning and merits stronger protections.