Do you think Florida's Everglades would be a Great Habitat to introduce The Jaguar into?

Question

I think so because look how invasive species already Theive their. Wild Pigs, Pythons, invasive birds and other animals which are destorying the Native Habitat, and native animals. Jagaurs Hunt the main animals Already that cause the most probelms in South America. Am talking about Snakes and pigs which are destorying farm land and Native Animals in Florida.

I think Bringing the Jaguars to Florida's would not only be good for the Everglades but good for Tourism for Florida. The habitat which the Jaguars live in South Ameerica is the same in Florida's everglades it hunts along side Cougars already in South America so it won't push them out either. Bringing them to Florida would make people want to protect the habitat more educated the public about the importants of taking care of our Enviroment not to mention they also hunt Camien in South America so the Jaguar would help keep down our Gator population in a more Natural way rather than deeming any gator over 12 feet a problem and turning it into Belts and hats. What Do you think and how do you start a petition to do this? IF YOU AGREE.

Answer 1

Don't be absurd!

NO...that's infantile & silly..



& please,get a grammar & spelling tutor;your writing is atrocious. & you "logic" is non-existent.

Answer 2

1.your spelling is horrible.



2.you keep saying "introduce" when you're keep referring to "reintroduce." there is a big difference. even if you think you're good at science, you really need to work on your english.



3. what is the point of your question? you seem to stand strongly by your stance and not accepting anyone elses. what are you trying to prove? or are you just trying to find someone to argue with because you don't have any friends?



4. we, humans, have changed this planet. let's take the tasmanian tiger, for example. even though the tasmanian tiger is declared "extinct" (but we'll never know for sure), and that we all dearly miss them, it doesnt mean it is right to somehow clone them and then release them back into the wild. humans have changed this planet. forcing things back into the way they were doesn't necessarily mean it is a good thing. afterall, reintroducing species could disrupt the ecosystem even more.



5. the everglades lost a lot of land than it once had before. even if u release jaguars there, it doesnt mean that they have enough room to survive. they might have enough food, but they need a lot of room.



6. "introducing" jaguars into the everglades is a really bad idea because jaguars were never native to the everglades. introducing a new species to take care of another invasive species is the worst idea ever. the problem just gets bigger. yea, jaguars are native to north america, but north america is a very big continent. you keep making it sound like jaguars live in every state.



7. you mention above that there "might have been" jaguars in the everglades, and then u continue with a jaguar being tagged in arizona. the everglades is nowhere near arizona. you didn't prove anything to anyone. stop trying to make yourself sound like a know-it-all. to be honest, i think the two girls above make 100x more sense than you do.

Answer 3

Reading your replies to the others, it's clear you have a very simplistic view of how an ecology works. First off, just because a species is native to one area of a continent hardly makes it native to all of it. But more importantly, if you think introducing jaguars to the Everglades won't impact other species, you're dreaming - ANY new species in a given area will impact those still there, both those preyed upon and those who now have new competition for food. But more importantly, why do you think jaguars are appropriate to the glades to begin with? Jaguars are a tree-dwelling big cat and trees in the Everglades are darn few and far between...



Edit: Why, yes, I've been in the glades plenty of times...I've been a FL resident for nearly 20 years now. Have YOU ever been there? Driven Alligator Alley? Visited the park? 'plenty of Threes their' (sic) is a major stretch for describing 90% of the area...most of it is marshy swamp with stunted scrubby trees if any.

Answer 4

Introducing MORE non-native species will do nothing but harm. It is NEVER good to introduce a non-native species. The Florida Panther is already inhabiting this area and it is endangered, and the last thing we need is another animal to push it out of it's habitat or killing it. If people don't care about this area now..why would bringing Jaguars into it make them care more? I don't really see your logic in this. Also, a big problem with the Florida Panther is that many are struck by cars...why would the Jaguar not have the same problem. I think you need to take a basic biology or ecology class as you have NO clue how the ecosystem works.

Answer 5

The way to solve invasive species is definitely NOT to introduce more invasive species. Period. We have no way to be sure that jaguars wouldn't go after the native Everglades wildlife instead of the animals we want it to target (such as pythons and such). Besides, the Everglades is an incredibly fragile ecosystem as it is; we don't need to mess with it any more than we already have.

Answer 6

Why do you even bother asking this as a question? You obviously know everything. Well, with the exception of grammar, spelling, zoology, and ecology and we little people with our paltry degrees and experience in the field should just stay back and bask in the glow of your wisdom.



One thing we don't need is another predator to compete with an already-imperiled one.

Answer 7

its gotten worse, they are growing up fast, watch your pets and children. i got bit by a rattlesnake down there. i know live in VT. i will take the cold any day as opposed to those things.