Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
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| Location: | Arizona , United States | ||
| Next city: | Sasabe | ||
| Surface: | 477 km² | ||
| Founding: | 1985 | ||
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The Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge of the type of a National Wildlife Refuge in a semi-arid foothills of the Sonoran Desert . It is located in the Altar Valley in Pima County in the south of the US state Arizona and borders Mexico . There is a wide variety of birds in the area . The landscape consists of semi-desert with mountain ranges and several striking gorges.
The reserve is home to a total of more than 325 species of birds and 53 species of reptiles and amphibians. Mammals are represented with 58 species. The largest of these are mule deer , white-tailed deer , forked antelope , collar peccary and puma . There is also a small population of jaguars in the protected area and the surrounding areas. This is related to the holdings in Mexico. Between 1996 and 2007 a male jaguar named "Macho B" could be proven again and again. From 2004 to 2007, his home area was in the mountains around the Altar Valley, which is part of the reserve. At least one other jaguar was also detected in the area during the study.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emil B. McCain and Jack L. Childs: Evidence of resident jaguar ( Panthera onca ) in the South Western United States and the Implications for Conservation. Journal of Mammalogy , 89 (1): 1-10, 2008