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Hi John,
Today there's only one known jaguar living wild in the United States.
Sombra, a male cat likely born in Mexico, has been photographed in southeastern Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains.
But there could be so many more of these wild cats — and the Center is taking action to make it happen.
You can help us bring jaguars back with a gift to the Saving Life on Earth Fund. All donations through December will be matched.
Jaguars are a rich part of the Center's home in the Southwest. They're a keystone species of the desert mountain landscape, which is why we've launched this bold effort to restore them here.
These majestic cats once roamed across the United States.
But ruthless slaughter — and even a killing program funded by Congress — eradicated North America's largest wild cats from the United States by the 1960s.
So we filed a petition with the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to right the injustice of what was done to jaguars and reintroduce them to their ancient home.
Ultimately more than 100 jaguars could thrive in the Southwest, primarily on public lands between Arizona's Grand Canyon and New Mexico's Gila National Forest.
Bringing jaguars back to their historical range will allow these big cats to play their natural role in keeping the Southwest's ecosystems in balance.
The Center is fighting the biodiversity crisis from every angle.
We fight for endangered species and protect the laws that stave off extinction.
We defend public lands and waters from drilling, logging and pollution, keeping habitat safe for imperiled wildlife.
But saving life on Earth means more. It means being innovative and bold about creating the world — and the wild — we want to see.
We're committed to bringing jaguars back, and we need you with us.
Please help with a matched gift to the Saving Life on Earth Fund.
For the wild,
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