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Conservation CATalyst and the Center for Biological Diversity released the 40-second video Wednesday, saying the jaguar is the only one of its kind living in the wild in the United States and the video was the first time footage of a U.S. jaguar in the wild was released publicly.

鈥淪tudying these elusive cats anywhere is extremely difficult, but following the only known individual in the U.S. is especially challenging,鈥� Chris Bugbee, a biologist with Conservation CATalyst who collects data on the jaguar, said in a news release.

鈥淲e use our specially trained scat detection dog and spent three years tracking in rugged mountains, collecting data and refining camera sites; these videos represent the peak of our efforts,鈥� Bugbee said.

The adult male jaguar, which has been photographed dozens of times since 2013, was dubbed 鈥淓l Jefe,鈥� or 鈥淭he Boss,鈥� in October by Valencia Middle School students, whose mascot is a jaguar.

鈥淛ust knowing that this amazing cat is right out there, just 25 miles from downtown 蜜柚直播, is a big thrill,鈥� Randy Serraglio, conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity, said in the news release.

鈥淓l Jefe has been living more or less in our backyard for more than three years now,鈥� Serraglio said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 our job to make sure that his home is protected and he can get what he needs to survive.鈥�

The video was shot three to four months ago on separate days, Serraglio said in an interview.

鈥淭he footage was collected well after it was shot,鈥� Serraglio said. 鈥淲hen you have remote cameras in the field, you only check them so often.鈥�

The video footage shed light on El Jefe鈥檚 grooming behavior and gave researchers a sense of his preferred corridors, he said.

鈥淭hese glimpses into his behavior offer the keys to unlocking the mysteries of these cryptic cats,鈥� Aletris Neils, executive director of Conservation CATalyst, said in the news release.

The conservation groups said the proposed Rosemont Mine in the Santa Rita Mountains would devastate El Jefe鈥檚 habitat and set back the recovery of jaguars in the United States.

鈥淎t ground zero for the mine is the intersection of three major wildlife corridors that are essential for jaguars moving back into the U.S. to reclaim lost territory,鈥� Serraglio said in the news release. Jaguars are more common in Mexico.

When asked if the release of the video was part of the conservationists鈥� battle with Rosemont, Serraglio said they 鈥渨ant people to know there are jaguars in 蜜柚直播 and that they belong here.鈥�

In a statement sent via email, Patrick Merrin, vice president of the Hudbay Rosemont Project, said:

鈥淥ur project will sit on roughly 5,000 acres of the 138,760 acres of the Santa Rita mountains, and constitutes a very small fraction of the jaguar鈥檚 50-mile plus range.

鈥淲e will continue to work with the federal agencies to establish appropriate conservation and mitigation measures for the jaguar and other plants and animals.鈥�

El Jefe is the only verified jaguar in the country since another jaguar, Macho B, was euthanized in March 2009 after being injured during his capture in the Atascosa Mountains southwest of 蜜柚直播.

One of the people involved in the capture pleaded guilty to violating the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Misdemeanor charges were brought against another person involved in the capture but ultimately were dismissed as part of an agreement with the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 Office.