I didn't even know there were jaguars in the United States. And, now there's one less. It doesn't sound like the animal should have been captured in the first place:
The curious case of Macho B, the jaguar captured in southern Arizona, has quickly descended into finger pointing and official investigations.He'd probably still be roaming, absent the involvement of Arizona's Game and Fish department.
There are questions about whether the jaguar was euthanized too quickly, as well as accusations he was captured on purpose, not accidentally, as the Arizona Game and Fish Department has stated.
On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said its law-enforcement division had begun a criminal investigation into all aspects of the capture and death of the animal.
It began its investigation after a request from U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva and because Game and Fish asked for an outside agency to look into what happened.
Already, the complicated legacy of the jaguar's capture and death stands in stark contrast to the simplicity of his life, when he roamed northern Mexico and southern Arizona for 15 years.
