I remember finding out that they used to live in the U.S. in great abundance when I was doing a science project during 3rd grade and I read about it from my Zoobooks collection.
I mean, we’ve reintroduced the gray wolf into the U.S. when it was damn near wiped out from Cacs. So I don’t see why not but admittedly, it is
very risky because I’d rather take my chances fighting off a wolf than the world’s 3rd largest cat that’s known for going for the kill via attacking the skull and dragging caiman and American crocodiles from the water like it’s nothing
Jaguars are damn near as brolic as lions too.