A survey of Mammals in Saguaro National made incredibly interesting by the inclusion of historic notes and information. For example:

Grizzly Bears occurred in the Rincons historically, but there is scant evidence of specific records except for one bear that was reported as having been roaming in the Rincon Mountains in 1921. According to Ollie Barney, an accomplished hunter who grew up on the Barney Ranch in Happy Valley, this bear was killed by A. B. Carey, a rancher who was friendly with Barney and his father. In an interview with Don Swann in 2006, Barney stated that Carey trapped this last grizzly at a spring near the top of Wrong Mountain, then shot it. Barney believed that this occurred in 1921. A skull of a bear from the Rincons, possibly this grizzly, was once in the collection of the Arizona Historical Society, but is now lost.

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There are four confirmed records from the Rincons, although details are not available for two records. A male Jaguar was shot in March 1902, by “bounty hunters who were out with their dogs after mountain lions” (Carmony 1995). This Jaguar was photographed after it was killed (see next page) and the skin and skull were preserved, but the current location of this specimen is unknown. A Jaguar was also shot in early January 1920, by a hunting party that included J. W. McDonald (Coconino Sun, January 16, 1920). A photograph of this Jaguar survives in the fi les of Henrietta Barassi of Tucson; the skin and “tusks” were collected but it is unknown if they have survived. Two Jaguars (a female and a male) killed by “Hunter Wilson” in the Rincons in March 1932 were formerly in the UA mammal collection; these specimens have also disappeared.

There have been a number of Jaguar sightings in Saguaro NP, some of which are credible. A report of a Jaguar was given to Associate Wildlife Technician Fred Gallagher in February 1939; he also received an earlier record for the monument by Drs. Scott and McGinnies at an earlier unspecifi ed date (SNP-WACC records, Grazing Reconnaissance on Saguaro NM, March 1939). A Jaguar was also observed by Ranger Benson near Madrona Ranger Station in August 1950 (SNP-WACC records, Animal Census Report, September 20, 1950 and Facts from Superintendents monthly reports, Saguaro NM 1933–1965).

See also: Inventory of Terrestrial Mammals in the Rincon Mountains Using Camera Traps.