http://www.liger.org/are-there-wild-jaguars-in-illinois/ Liger Pictures and Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.liger.org/are-there-wild-jaguars-in-illinois/comment-page-1/#comment-3151 charles s Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:21:31 +0000 http://www.liger.org/are-there-wild-jaguars-in-illinois/#comment-3151 There could be, due to irregular migration, but that is highly unlikely. Jaguars live in South America, and because there is no large body of water stopping them, they can migrate north, but I don't see that happening any time soon. There could also be jaguars that escaped from a zoo, or, more likely, someone owns a jaguar as part of a private exotic menagerie, and it could have escaped from there. Sadly, illegal exotic menageries exist all over the united states, harboring such endangered animals as asiatic bears, or even tigers. More often than not, such menageries are illegal, and abusive to the animals. As rare as irregular migration, a legal exotic menagerie owner must have a license in order to make it legit, and must provide quality care for the animals they intend to take in. There could be, due to irregular migration, but that is highly unlikely. Jaguars live in South America, and because there is no large body of water stopping them, they can migrate north, but I don’t see that happening any time soon.
There could also be jaguars that escaped from a zoo, or, more likely, someone owns a jaguar as part of a private exotic menagerie, and it could have escaped from there. Sadly, illegal exotic menageries exist all over the united states, harboring such endangered animals as asiatic bears, or even tigers. More often than not, such menageries are illegal, and abusive to the animals.
As rare as irregular migration, a legal exotic menagerie owner must have a license in order to make it legit, and must provide quality care for the animals they intend to take in.

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