Fight this Proposal!!

Hi- Of course W and crew are hoping for a last minute gutting of the Endangered Species Act. Please get

A Must Read Book!

I am currently making my way through William Stolzenburg’s Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators. For lovers of predators and Nature in general it is required reading. Stolzenburg writes clearly and explains the importance of top predators to the health of ecosystems. From the seas to Yellowstone, this book covers the gamut and there are plenty of fascinating tales of predators. Go to the library, buy it online or at your local bookseller, but read it!! It’s the best book I’ve read in many a year! BTW, check out the jaguar on the cover!

Update from the Field

Hello. I heard from Emil McCain today and he had this to report:

AZ is quickly turning green with good summer rains, after a very hot and dry May-June.  Luckily our cameras survived

Supreme Court says “no” to wall concerns

More than a little disappointing. Here’s the story.

New Jaguar Blog!!

Jaguar advocate Tony Povilitis has a brand new blog about restoring jaguars in Arizona and New Mexico. Please visit it here. It’s also in my blogroll. Thanks for your hard work, Tony!

Michael Robinson piece

I was out of town when this Michael Robinson piece ran in the Tucson paper but I think it’s worth reading.

Congrats to Warner Glenn

photo: orvis.com

I’d like to take this space to congratulate Warner Glenn on being recognized for his conservation work with jaguars. Here’s the article. Warner was one of the first people who agreed to do a Q&A on my blog and I think it’s one of the best ones. Again, well done, Warner!

CNN video

I posted earlier this week on the CNN story but I want to draw attention to the excellent video portion of the story. It features Warner Glenn, Jack Childs and Emil McCain along with the God-awful border wall. But the highlight, in my mind, is the few seconds of b&w video footage of Macho B. It’s excellent stuff and you can see it all here.

CNN story

CNN has done a nice piece on jaguars and the wall. Well worth a look, especially the photos.

Center for Biological Diversity jag lawsuit

The Center for Biological Diversity recently decided to take the Bush administration to court over the lack of any sort of recovery plan for jaguars in the US. Here’s the press release. Hear hear!