Big cats of the Huachuca Mountains

Not long ago I had a conversation with a Biologist on Fort Huachuca about the Big cat sightings  in recent years. There Have been Jaguar sightings in the Pelloncillos, Chiricahuas and the Huachucas, 5 Oscelot sightings in the Huachucas, and Jagarundi sightings in SW Arizona.
The region where I live in SE Arizona is part of what is called the Madrean Archipeligo , it is an area that covers the southwestern USA and North Western Mexico. The Biodiversity of this region is something that has always amazed me. This region possess such a wide range of flora and fauna that it seems almost impossible.
Where else in the world will you find everything from the Grass hopper Mouse (genus Onychomys ) , to the Jaguar (panthera onca) ?, Or on the flora side, you find dandelions to palm trees! Plus, Cochise county boasts that it is the Humming bird capitol of the world, and that 38% of all butterflies found in the USA are found here. The Army base of Fort Huachuca – according to a biolgist – claims over 1000 plant species endemic to the area.
But my main purpose of this is to make note of the recent wild cat sightings in the area around the Huachuca mountains. Personally, I have seen many Bobcats and have been privilaged to see Pumas on a few occasions. One night , while camped in a place I call “Bear camp” because of all the Bear (Ursus Americanis) encounters I have had there –  I heard the roar of what sounded like a big cat. I did some research on it and found out that the Jaguar – sighted many times in arizona; is the 3rd largest cat in the world and, the only North American species the roars.
There are still many wild animal mysteries yet to be uncovered in these Mountains, even though the 3 major players have been removed from the ecosystem. 1. The Apache, 2. the Grizzly bear – extirpated in 1929 and 3. the Jaguar – so rare as to be considered extirpated.
For the Most part, the Huachucas are pretty wild and rarely explored except by myself of the occasional illegal alien or drug runner. Most Americans are lazy, and subscribe to the idea that if they have to walk , they are not going to go. This is good because it keeps useless environment abusers in town where they belong.