Landowners can also protect habitat legally through tools such as conservation easements, land exchanges, concessions, or sale or bequest to the government for conservation purposes. For more information on these issues, contact your state wildlife department or your regional Fish and Wildlife Service office. Building public support for the imperiled cats of North America is the first step toward improving conditions for them. For example, many people who care about cat conservation may not realize that urban sprawl is placing cougars at risk in some areas or that jaguars have traveled into the southwestern U.S. as recently as 1996. You can help by spreading the word about North America's imperiled cats, helping others to understand the important ecological role they play in the U.S. and beyond and the human activities that are currently threatening their survival.
Environmental educators can focus on cats and their regional importance in classroom activities.
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