Ocelots once prowled throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Arizona. But because of trapping, poisoning and habitat loss, these wild, spotted cats nearly disappeared over the last couple of ...

Ocelots are a quintessentially American cat—yet a single tropical storm could wipe them off the U.S. map. Will a pioneering new partnership make a difference? A male ocelot named Javier peers outside ...

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The ghost cat pads through the brush on silent, velvety paws. Creeping nimbly under low-lying branches, it uses highly evolved night vision to zero in on prey. A sudden flash of golden brown eyes is ...

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, with the assistance of other zoos, is implemented an ambitious recovery program for wild ocelots in Texas, the zoo announced Wednesday.“SAFE Ocelot will provide ...

Camera traps in the jungles of Peru have captured footage of ocelots and opossums traveling together. We have at least four confirmed cases of the two animals walking in tandem, seeming to be ...

While ocelots are widespread in South and Central America, in the United States they are on the brink of extinction. They were once overhunted for their coats, and now they face shrinking habitats.

Endangered ocelots are likely rising in Texas after a group learned that the wildcats are more present in remote sections of the state. The wildcats once roamed throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The endangered Texas ocelot is in serious trouble due to a ...

The population surge is the result of years of dedicated monitoring, now led primarily by researchers from the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Elizabeth Grunwald, a research associate with ...

Twenty-two ocelots have been sighted by researchers at South Texas' Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge over the past two years through a tracking system meant to help conservation efforts.