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The ocelot is listed as an endangered species throughout its range in South and Central America, Mexico, southern Texas and southern Arizona. In Texas, fewer than 100 ocelots are currently known in ...
Houston – You may not know it but, five hours south of Houston, a small wildcat is fighting for survival. The ocelot, once found throughout the Americas, now faces extinction in the United ...
Since 1982, the ocelot has been protected by the Endangered Species Act, and fewer than 100 are thought to remain in the U.S., according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
DNA testing of an ocelot killed in 2021 raises the possibility that the creatures may be roaming outside their established South Texas territory, which is currently their only stronghold in the ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The ABQ BioPark officially announced the birth of a critically endangered ocelot kitten. The new addition to the BioPark family was born to nine-year-old Lucy. This … ...
Rare Ocelot Caught on Camera in Arizona, the First Sighting in Its Area for 50 Years Ocelots were federally listed as endangered in 1972, and their current U.S. population is thought to be fewer ...
A separate ocelot has consistently been recorded in the last year on camera footage from southern Arizona’s Huachuca mountain range, more than 50 miles away from the new sighting.
Ocelot moms protect the kittens from predators and begin teaching them how to hunt when they’re just four to six weeks old. You’ve gotta learn fast when you’re a wildcat.