However, on January 7, 2008, George W. Bush appointee H. Dale Hall, Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), signed a recommendation to abandon jaguar recovery as a federal goal under the Endangered Species Act.
Jednak 7 stycznia 2008 Bushowski nominat H. Dale Hall, szef United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), podpisał rekomendację zaniechania federalnego przywracania jaguara zgodnie z Endangered Species Act.