# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Jaguar
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2014-03-05 · Effective 2014-04-04 · 79 FR 12572
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-03485
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 12572
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2014-03-05
- **Effective date:** 2014-04-04
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2012-0042
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the jaguar (Panthera onca) under the Endangered Species Act, as amended. In total, approximately 309,263 hectares (764,207 acres) in Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise Counties, Arizona, and Hidalgo County, New Mexico, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. This designation fulfills our obligations under a settlement agreement. The effect of this regulation is to designate critical habitat for jaguar under the Endangered Species Act.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/05/2014-03485/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-jaguar)
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