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Description: |
ix, 170 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-159) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Natural History -- Physical Description -- Subspecies -- Fossil Record -- Distribution -- Habitats -- Prey -- Breeding and Reproduction -- Population Characteristics of Southwestern Jaguars -- Home Ranges and Coexistence with Other Carnivores -- Status of Other Borderland Cats -- Jaguars and People -- The Jaguar in Prehistoric Cultures -- The Jaguar in Contemporary Southwestern Native Cultures -- Anglo Americans and Borderland Jaguars -- Jaguars in Northern Sonora -- Hunting Jaguars -- Jaguars in Borderland Folklore -- The Jaguar as a Symbol -- Status and Conservation -- Management History -- Jaguars in Texas and Tamaulipas -- Proposed Jaguar Conservation Plan -- County bounty ledger and affidavit form used in Texas for paying out bounties in 1913 -- Annual report of game killed in 1917 on the National Forests of the Southwestern District, Arizona -- Big game killed on Coronado National Forest, Arizona, in 1920. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "Borderland Jaguars documents the human-jaguar contact in the Southwest and presents jaguar folklore from both sides of the border. This book also covers jaguar distribution, habitats, and hunting and breeding characteristics. It concludes with a section on the status and management of borderland jaguars and a proposed conservation plan. Replete with a wealth of photographs, Borderland Jaguars is a wonderful introduction to this elusive resident of the Southwest."--Jacket. |