Saturday, August 29, 2026

Question: Are jaguars native to Arizona?

Answer: Yes. Jaguars have a deep, centuries-long history in Arizona, where they once roamed widely from southern lowland deserts to high mountain forests and as far north as the Grand Canyon. Driven to local extinction by government-backed predator control and hunting in the 20th century, male jaguars have increasingly returned to southern Arizona’s rugged borderlands via natural migration from Mexico.