The Northern Jaguar Reserve, initiated in 2003, protects 55,000 acres of land as result of binational cooperation to help save jaguars in the U.S. (Defenders of Wildlife, 2017). The Defenders of Wildlife advocate for critical habitat proposal to protect key habitats and migration corridors. This would allow populations in Mexico to establish new territories in Arizona and New Mexico (Defenders of Wildlife, 2017). They advocate that the FWS adopt more meaningful recovery criteria in a greater portion of their range in the Southwest.  

 

The Center for Biological Diversity is another organization fighting for endangered species. They proposed the designation of fifty million acres of critical habitat in the U.S. In March 2014, 764,207 acres were designated as critical habitat for the jaguar. Although they couldn’t attain their lofty goal they consider this designation essential for their survival and recovery in the U.S. The Center also vouches for protections against government traps and poisons. They oppose walling off the border to defend access to the full extent of the jaguars range (Center for Biological Diversity, 2017). Today, they continue to fight against the Rosemont open-pit copper mine and filed a lawsuit in September 2017 to prevent development in the heart of jaguar territory (Center for Biological Diversity, 2017).