Jaguars are beneficiaries of Arizona bike-a-thon

BAT for the Southwest Jaguar!

Hear ye, Hear ye…Our first call for cyclists and supporters for the upcoming Jaguar Bike-A-Thon in Arizona.

We will be going the “extra mile” for the jaguar – pedaling a route of at least 300 miles from the Arizona-Mexico border to Phoenix, Arizona, to demonstrate our strong support for bringing back the jaguar as a native species of the American Southwest.

We invite you to join us for all or part of this important event, or to pledge your support or assistance (see check off below).

When: fall 2009 or spring 2010. We’ll have specifics by mid-August.

Itinerary (Subject to change/modification): The US-Mexico Border at Sasabe; Arivaca; Coronado National Forest; Nogales area; Patagonia-Sonoita, Saguaro National Park; Tucson; Oracle; Superior; Phoenix. We will make short stops in or near areas of important jaguar habitat, places where jaguars were know to have occurred, and locations where there are threats to jaguar habitat.

Objectives: Our purpose is to draw attention to the plight of the jaguar and what needs to be done to recover this species in the Southwest. We will talk to people along our route and carry messages from them along with proposals to restore the jaguar. We’ll present these to federal and state officials and political leaders in Tucson and Phoenix.

____Sign me up! I will peddle to show my support for jaguar recovery during all or part of the event. I will gladly help with costs for a jaguar T-shirt and other items to be worn or carried by our team while on the Jaguar Bike-A-Thon.

I want to support the Jaguar BAT! I can do so in the following way (s) (check off):
___ give a donation ___provide/drive a support vehicle
___host cyclists along the route ____other (please indicate):

Please send your name, address, e-mail, and interest as soon as possible to: Dr. Tony Povilitis, Jaguar Bike-A-Thon:

E-mail: tpovilitis@lifenetnature.org or c/o Janie, 5589 Timken Trail, Willcox, AZ 85643

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