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Ocelot females normally have just one kitten per litter, sometimes two. Second, there are only an estimated 80 ocelots left in the country due to the gradual and substantial loss and fragmentation ...
Researchers from the University of Arizona's Wild Cats Research and Conservation Center rely on photos, videos, and other data to understand jaguar movement and behavior in the southern Arizona.
"In short, suitable ocelot habitat exists on the Herradura Ranch," Tewes wrote in a brief report filed with the court. "It exists along or near the pipeline right-of-way.
Esteban Dominguez has lived for more than 20 years close to one of the biggest conservation areas in southeastern Mexico — ...
When informed of ocelots living in the area where the pipeline company planned to survey, the company allegedly informed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that there was no ocelot habitat on ...
Ocelots in the United States once roamed in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Arizona, but over a century of hunting, trapping, poisoning and habitat loss have greatly reduced their range and ...
SAVING THE OCELOT The strikingly spotted ocelot is highly territorial and requires about seven miles of dense, thorny vegetation for hunting. Unfortunately, agriculture, urban development and roads ...
Data on ocelot movements may also help transportation planners develop roads with less impact on ocelots. The institute is also studying methods to accelerate growth of new habitat for these animals.
Ocelots depend on a particular type of habitat that is rapidly disappearing in the Rio Grande Valley: Tamaulipan thornscrub, which is made up of gnarly catclaw bushes, spiny hackberry and mesquite.
Perez said the refuge has taken steps to prevent more road casualties. The speed limit will be reduced from 25 mph to 15 mph through certain ocelot habitat and more speed bumps will be installed.
More than 95 percent of Texas' ocelot habitat has been converted to agricultural fields, rangeland or commercial forest. Most of what remains are tiny islands too small to support ocelots.
Adorable ocelot kitten is born at L.A. Zoo. Here’s when you’ll be able to meet him A male ocelot kitten was born Sept. 12 at the Los Angeles Zoo.