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Hi John,
Only eight jaguars have been seen in the United States in the past 20 years.
But now the U.S. Forest Service wants to slash through prime jaguar habitat. This would keep jaguars out of their ancient home — so we went to court.
Please help bring them back by giving to the Saving Life on Earth Fund.
Jaguars lived throughout the Southwest before they were trapped and shot to extinction north of the border. Very slowly, they're beginning to come back up from Mexico.
But it's crucial to protect their habitat in the desert mountains of southern Arizona so they have a safe place to return to.
Now the Forest Service wants to build new roads and expand vehicle access through three sensitive canyons in the Chiricahua Mountains near the border.
Roads in these remote canyons would put endangered wildlife at risk in multiple ways — from noise and harassment to increased fire risk and water pollution.
These fragile canyon ecosystems are a sanctuary for wildlife. They're also critical to the recovery of endangered jaguars and Mexican spotted owls.
So we sued to stop the Forest Service from riddling pristine wild habitat with roads.
These big cats belong here, and at the Center we've been fighting for them since our beginning.
In 1997, thanks to our activism, jaguars' protection under the Endangered Species Act was restored.
Two years ago we petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce them and designate an additional 15 million acres as critical habitat in their ancestral home in the Southwest.
Our latest legal action for these graceful, powerful cats will help secure that home.
Protecting species means safeguarding the places they need to recover and thrive.
And we'll never stop doing all we can to save the jaguars who are here and help bring more of them back.
Please, help today with a gift to the Saving Life on Earth Fund.
For the wild,
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