Most people would have a hard time distinguishing a leopard from a jaguar, but they're entirely different species with unique behaviors.

In May, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed 64,797 acres of the jaguar critical habitat designation in southern Arizona in compliance with a court ruling vacating portions of the designation.

Narco-trafficking activities threaten nearly 70% of Central American jaguar habitat, according to a new study led by The University of Alabama. The research is published in the journal Biological ...

How much critical habitat for jaguars will be eliminated in Southern Arizona remains unclear after a court ruled the U.S. erroneously protected land including the proposed Rosemont Mine site.

Interestingly, in both leopards and jaguars, these darker cats appear more commonly in heavily-shaded habitats. Black jaguars occur more in the dimly-lit depths of the Amazon rainforest, Devlin said.

Jaguar populations are falling worldwide, but the big cats are thriving in Belize, where one-third of the Central American country is protected habitat — but even this paradise isn’t perfect.

Jaguars, known for their distinctive yellow-orange fur and unique spots, are found in small pockets of forested habitats throughout South, North, and Central America.

U.S. District Judge James Soto’s ruling last week leaves another 301,000 acres of protected jaguar habitat intact on land lying south of the prospective mine sites.

Critical habitat for jaguars in Arizona has been contentious since it was first designated in 2014. This image taken from video provided by Fort Huachuca shows a wild jaguar on Dec. 1, 2016, in ...

Because jaguars are adaptable, they can move to diverse habitats as climate change makes their current regions inhospitable. In that sense, they set an example that our species can follow.

Jaguars will not be repopulated in New Mexico, after the federal government denied a petition by a conservation group that sought to use Gila National Forest for the species’ recovery.a petition ...

Jaguars have been seen a few times in Arizona in the past years. Here's where and when they were seen and what to know about the most recent sighting.