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Associated Press

The only known wild jaguar in the United States is seen roaming parts of an Arizona mountain range in the first publicly released video of the giant cat.
“El Jefe,” Spanish for “the boss,” has been living in the Santa Rita Mountains for over three years, according to the Centre for Biological Diversity.
El Jefe is about seven years old and is one of only four or five jaguars that have been spotted in the U.S. in the last 20 years.
WATCH: El Jefe, the only wild jaguar in the United States


“A lot of people have no idea that we have jaguars in the United States or that they belong here,” said Randy Serraglio of the Arizona-based Centre for Biological Diversity. “In bringing this video, we hope to inspire people to care about these animals and support protection for their homes.”
Conservationists say El Jefe’s habitat is threatened by a proposed open-pit copper mine in the Santa Ritas. The proposed Rosemont Mine has been in the works for several years but is tied up in the permitting phase. A spokeswoman for the company that owns the mine, Hudbay Minerals, did not immediately comment Wednesday.
The videos of El Jefe were captured by Conservation CATalyst, an organisation focused on conserving cats that The Centre for Biological Diversity contracts with. Conservation CATalyst has about a dozen cameras in the areas where El Jefe lives and plans to add more, Serraglio said.
Jaguars roamed the US Southwest but disappeared 150 years ago because of habitat loss and predator control programmes aimed at protecting livestock.


Spotted: The only wild jaguar in the US has been captured on video

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The jaguar known as El Jefe is seen in this screenshot from a video provided by an Arizona conservation group. Photo: Centre for Biological Diversity

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