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Keep Arizona Wild
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Keep Arizona Wild’s mission is to celebrate, protect, and regenerate the beauty, splendor, and diversity of life in this land we call Arizona.
Save Oak Flat: Summer 2021 Update
Please support the SAVE OAK FLAT ACT. It's our last chance to save this sacred land that is home to one of the most rare oak forests in Arizona. Don't let a foreign mining company destroy one of Arizona's natural treasures and a land used for generations by the Apache people for coming-of-age ceremonies.
Intro Song: Estun Bah "Mountain Spirit"
Article read is from the Center for Biological Diversity.
Link: biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/congress-must-pass-save-oak-flat-act-to-protect-sacred-land-in-arizona-from-massive-copper-mine-2021-07-08/
"Please ask your members of Congress to support and co-sponsor the Save Oak Flat Act to right a wrong, protect the religious freedom of Indigenous people, save an important recreational area, and protect the plants and animals that inhabit this biologically rich part of the Tonto National Forest.
The Save Oak Flat Act corrects Section 3003 of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act; which currently allows the US government to give Oak Flat, a sacred recreational and ecological haven, that is US public land, to foreign mining companies.
HR 1884, was introduced by Congressman Grijalva (D-AZ) on March 12, 2021, and S 915, was introduced by Senator Sanders (I-VT) on Match 23, 2021.
Time is of the essence in moving the Save Oak Flat Act so please act now!"
- Roger Featherstone, Arizona Mining Reform
Link to write your congress person: org.salsalabs.com/o/676/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=23970
Intro Song: Estun Bah "Mountain Spirit"
Article read is from the Center for Biological Diversity.
Link: biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/congress-must-pass-save-oak-flat-act-to-protect-sacred-land-in-arizona-from-massive-copper-mine-2021-07-08/
"Please ask your members of Congress to support and co-sponsor the Save Oak Flat Act to right a wrong, protect the religious freedom of Indigenous people, save an important recreational area, and protect the plants and animals that inhabit this biologically rich part of the Tonto National Forest.
The Save Oak Flat Act corrects Section 3003 of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act; which currently allows the US government to give Oak Flat, a sacred recreational and ecological haven, that is US public land, to foreign mining companies.
HR 1884, was introduced by Congressman Grijalva (D-AZ) on March 12, 2021, and S 915, was introduced by Senator Sanders (I-VT) on Match 23, 2021.
Time is of the essence in moving the Save Oak Flat Act so please act now!"
- Roger Featherstone, Arizona Mining Reform
Link to write your congress person: org.salsalabs.com/o/676/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=23970
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Been there. Done that! Got vertigo as I reached the top!😵💫 But it was spectacular! 😄
very saddened to hear about the history of their demise. My wish is they can recover in the US in my lifetime. I understand the importance of the border wall, but there must be other alternatives. To you knowledge, are there currently any organizations or agencies really working on reintroduction of jaguars into the US? Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone several decades ago, and also reintroduced to Colorado a few months ago. Are there similar efforts for jaguars?
I hate this species. They are wrecking havoc all over the world due to the lack of natural predators. Very invasive and difficult to exterminate, especially when they invade a suitable place.
I know first hand the damages that mining has done to our environment and the health to every single citizen living in Superior. I worked at Magma Copper from 1973 until 1982 at the mill and I witnessed so much tailings waste going into Queen Creek from Human error, mother nature rain, Maintenance issues. I am now in the process of being tested for Asbestos, since the EPA has acknowledged that, the employees who worked at Magma Copper Company were exposed to Asbestos from the locomotive trains, and the Railroad cars, in which I loaded for my entire mining career, and 24 year's of living in Superior. I don't trust BHP just like the Apache tribe says they speak with fork tongue. When. Magma Copper Company sold to BHP Corporation , BHP acquired all assets and liabilities in including the employees pension plans When I was eligible to start getting my pension, because when the Magma Copper Company shut down they negotiated with the United Steel workers union any employee who had at least 9 years continuous years of employment would be eligible. When I turned 60 years old , BHP failed to abide by the contract they made with Magma Copper. Everyone who worked and lived in Superior, were esposed to sulfur from the Smelter , and toxic chemicals. The Residents of Superior had a high cases of Cancer and Dementia. I know that all people who are buried at the Superior Cemetery graves will have to be buried at a different Cemetery just like the people from the mining towns of Sonora and Ray who were buried at the Superior Cemetery whose last resting place will be .oved again. I have friends and Family members buried at the Superior Cemetery and I don't want their graves moved.. What is more important money making foreign companies rich , or protecting our beautiful Apache Leap and our environment. Who wants a big hole in the ground or a beautiful city and alot of recreational things for great health
Wait, desert's are arid? Lol wtf
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Thank you very much for this video. Being Dutch and very much in love with my favourite bushcraft knife, made from US CPM Cruwear steel and Sonora Desert Ironwood for the handle, it's awesome to see this tree in it's natural habitat. Learned something new. The wood is imo, one of the most beautiful in the world, in sunlight it looks like there are specs of gold inside the wood. Had to search online for the Superstition Mountains 'Lost Dutchman' story, interesting. Learned it's the American English way to describe Germans actually, where the phrase 'Deutsch'/Lost Deutschman changed into 'Dutch'. So, when in Arizona, no use running around looking for old Dutch traces, to find out they're actually German...sigh. Learned something new again.
Ben Lilly was a badazz! Thank you Ben Lilly! Now we’ve got a serious black bear problem in the Gila. Wish you were still here Ben Lilly!
In 1980 when I was 8 y/o driving from Arizpe Sonora (close to Arizona border), with my mom, in the middle of the road we found a dead black jaguar with yellow and white dots. I didn’t know it was a jaguar at the time, I remember being puzzled as I knew it wasn’t a mountain lion. Now I know it was a jaguar.
I love the Sonoran Desert. There are so many amazing species of cacti and wildlife. The desert has such stunning beauty that you don't find anywhere else. 😊👍
Please upload more videos!
I’ve had two new babies over the past 3 years so my work has been on hiatus but I’m already planning my comeback. Lol. Thanks for the push.
Your passion is apparent. Nice job.
Jaguars use to live as far north as the grand canyon
keep in mind, the same people who hate grizzlies and wolves...............also hate black people, gays and women.
comfy
It's pronounced 'jag-waa', not jag-wire!
Potato potato
The velvet mesquites are a dime a dozen throughout the verde valley of central AZ. One tough tree that does a great job of supporting so much local wildlife.
This was excellent and just what I wanted to know going into this year's Monsoon (that will probably be a dud). Great work!
We've had a good early showing here in Tucson. I got nearly 2 inches of rain at my house yesterday!
Looks like the hunger crisis issue is solved
We can't do without a border wall dude, unless you are crazy. We can find another alternative way to import Jaguars into Arizona and hence, America. Border wall has to be built.
Have illegals encountered them I wonder . Jaguars are far superior to Cougars
I sure wish humans would stop killing these amazing creatures!
Love this. Found a comment of your on a Brad Lancaster video. Isn't inspiration amazing?!
BUILD THE WALL
I fucking hate this thing, my head has been hurting for weeks, I’ve been sneezing, and my eyes have been itchy for weeks, all because of HOW MANY POLLEN THIS THING PRODUCES
I love the desert. I know the Mojave best. Great video.
Great Basin: Cottonwoods line the streams and small rivers. Large aspen groves at higher elevations. Second largest elk in the 1900's was hunted in central NV. Eastern Sierra front cast a rain shadow making for spectacular views and unique Sierra Nevada to desert ecosystem.
Bring back the big cats such a beautiful animal thanks for info that trapper sucks
I'm all for wildlife and think predators have a right to life... I was charged by a bear near happyjack,az this passed summer, luckily my dogs chased it off ... just want to say , Be very careful what you wish for! Wolves will kill you! Bears will kill you! I wasn't armed partly because I was mountain biking but I am armed 98 percent of the time I'm in the wilds now.
I agree with Ian that killing something just because you can is disgusting (when he was referring to poachers) but that's why I'm a vegetarian. I have a hard time understanding people who aren't. Can you explain how you support protecting wild animals but can still eat meat? Do you think it's different because people raised livestock with the intention to kill them. To me that sounds disgusting too. I want to support absolutely any efforts by any person to protect and reduce the suffering of any animals though so I'm here watching all your videos and making comments to increase your engagement and help you with the TH-cam algorithm. Keep fighting for animals in any way you can! 💜
You don't realize how many animals die and suffer to cultivate the fields that v your food is grown on? You need to grow up.
I live with a 1/2 Arctic Wolf and I've never known any creature, not even a human who loved as hard. They are ride or die for their families more than any species I've ever known. Obviously they're all individuals but my boy is shy and sweet and incredibly loving. I have no fear of wolves. Although I like the idea of bringing back wolves in reality it scares me because it brings the potential back for humans to inflict more suffering on them again. BTW, Ian's teacher is absolutely horrible. She shouldn't have been able to be a teacher. You should track her down as an adult and tell her that discouraging empathy in children is absolutely disgusting. She is an embarrassment. I'm glad Ian didn't let her influence him. I'm a vegetarian and rescue animals because I respect the self-interest of all sentient beings.
Can you explain what you mean by a "spiritual kind of hunting" (vs a gamesman sort of thing)? I've heard of other hunters, especially bow hunters, claim hunting was "spiritual" but all killing of animals is abhorent to a lifelong vegetarian like me so I don't understand what they're talking about. Thank you very much! I appreciate your channel 😊 As the video continues I'm only a few minutes in and hearing things I never knew about: People used to sacrifice dogs at their temples?! OMG the human species can be absolutely horrific! 😳 That was really depressing and disappointing to hear but I always appreciate knowing the truth. People (not all people, but the majority) never cease to amaze me with their stupidity and malevolence. Humans intentionally introduced mange into wolf populations many years ago. Causing an animal to become incredibly itchy to the point of tearing its own hair out and having its fur fall out while living in sub freezing temperatures is evil. I'm so ashamed of people sometimes.
Many of our National parks and wildlife refuges (particularly those close to the borders) are being overrun by drug activity and many areas are no longer safe for US citizens to enjoy due to cartel drug activity and lawlessness. Unfortunately, some kind of measure need to be enacted or there won't be any place for jaguars or Citizens. I hate the thought of border walls, but we may have not other choice. Either way, I pray the jaguar continues to increase it's population in the US. Great channel and great work you're doing! These are incredible animals.
They could be reintroduced even with the wall, it was rather dumb statement by that guy. Needs to study the subject a little more.
No bigger proponent than myself for saving the jaguar. They are a majestic animal and we need to do everything we can to foster their comback. However, if we don't have a border wall, the American citizen will become non-existent (extinct). We can still build a border wall and re-introduce jaguars on the US side of the fence. We've re-introduced animals like the Bison, Brown bear, Elk, etc. in a similar fashion. So, it's misleading the tie a border wall to the re-introduction of the jaguar.
Great video
I'm brazilian. If the USA wants to get jaguars to return to their territory and preserve them there, it might be interesting to talk to Leandro Silveira, a great Brazilian expert on jaguars. Perhaps his work at the "Instituto Onça Pintada" (Jaguar Conservation Fund) can inspire people in the USA to do something similar, adapted to their reality. He and his wife Ana have many years of experience with jaguars, especially those in the "cerrado" biome region (which is more like a savannah than a forest). Note: in Brazil, jaguars from the Pantanal biome are the largest, those from the Amazon region are smaller than those from the Pantanal and there are also jaguars from the "cerrado" biome. Having a population with a good number of these animals again may create situations similar to what occurs in Brazil: the conflict between jaguars and rural producers, especially cattle breeders, so it's better to be prepared to resolve this issue with the farmers, otherwise the farmers will eliminate the jaguars. Watch the video titled "SIM, A ONÇA-PINTADA ATACA O SER HUMANO! | RICHARD RASMUSSEN" where Leandro Silveira explains to Brazilian biologist Richard Rasmussen that large rural properties are better for jaguar conservation than small properties (activate automatic translation). But this is in Brazil, where because of the "Legal Reserve" law. The "Legal Reserve" is a percentage of the area covered by native vegetation, located within a rural property in Brazil. The Legal Reserve is mandatory by law. In the Amazon Jungle the percentage is 80%, that is, whoever buys an area in this region will only be able to deforest 20% of it and keep 80% untouchable. In the rest of the country the percentage is 20%. These "Legal Reserves" on each farm create mini refuges for wildlife and jaguars can go from one to another until they find an ideal region for them. Leandro is aware that it's impossible to eliminate large farms, so Leandro's work is essential to resolve conflicts between rural producers and jaguars. Leandro's work with the cooperation of these large farmers shows that it's possible to preserve jaguars without having to harm agribusiness. Also watch the video titled "UMA ONÇA-PINTADA SELVAGEM INVADIU O INSTITUTO! | RICHARD RASMUSSEN" from 8:20m, where Leandro explains a lot of interesting things about jaguars. There are 02 Brazilian channels on TH-cam that are linked to the “Instituto Onça Pintada”, which are: “Família Animal” and “Tiago Jácomo”. This institute usually receives many little orphans taken by our Environmental Police or they go looking for them when local farmers and residents call them. Many of these orphans arrive at the institute traumatized and in poor health, recover with good treatment and live happily in the sanctuary. The video titled "Jaguar: o destino de uma espécie em extinção - HD Animal Documentary" shows how Leandro Silveira and his team work.
I bet if y'all lived on the border, you'd think much differently about the need for the border wall.
When I was a kid, they were in the Ark-La-Tex also.
I am very excited to see this video and hear this info regarding habitat set aside for jaguars. These big cats are amazing and we really need them to rebound in the US. The same goes for ocelots. The issue is of course that our southern border is wide open and as a result there are now organized terrorist cells throughout the country. This is a real conundrum. Would it be possible that the 830,000 acres already set aside would be enough to secure a healthy jaguar population? The situation is a delicate one. It really sux that the powers that be have put the possibility of a jaguar comeback in jeopardy by extension through blatant disregard of national security.
This full of bullshit
More like bear shit.
Who are you? Im here
It's stunningly disingenuous to suggest that the border fence is a threat to the Mexican Jaguar. The same group claims the fence doesn't work to stop drug cartels but somehow harms cats. The center for biological diversity is endangering this cat by politically tieing it to border security.
Hopefully efforts can prevent this non-native invasive species from destroying AZ habitat.
That's awesome
These beautiful animals are part of our American history. I hope that we do all we can to preserve this beautiful animal for future generations. I support the preservation of the Jaguar
We don't need a border wall if we got jaguars patrolling it.🤣
We'll know they're really back to stay when someone films a female with cubs in AZ.
The more you know! Thank you for educating me on something I knew nothing about. Fascinating, wild and wonderful