A wild jaguar first seen crossing into southern Arizona last year has a new name chosen by the Tohono O'odham Nation. The jaguar will now be called O:had Ñu:kudam, which means 'jaguar protector' in the O'odham language.
A wild jaguar first seen crossing into southern Arizona last year has a new name chosen by the Tohono O'odham Nation.The jaguar will now be called O:had Ñu:kudam, which means "jaguar protector" in the O'odham language.O:had was first spotted back in 2023 on the ancestral land of the Tohono O'odham people. The Center for Biological Diversity reached out to the nation's leaders to ask if they wanted to name the jaguar.
The Center for Biological Diversity says the wild jaguar is a sign that conservation efforts are working in southern Arizona.They hope more of the animals will migrate into the state in the coming years."The return of jaguars to our land is a source of immense pride and profound hope. Since time immemorial, the Tohono O’odham have shared our homelands with the jaguar," Chairman Nunez said. "As O’odham we view jaguars as protectors of our people and the environment.
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