Its fur is uniquely spotted and striped, and its silent movement resembles a shadow in the thicket: The ocelot is one of the ...

However, due to hunting and habitat loss, there are fewer than 120 known ocelots living in the U.S. This ocelot subspecies, known as the Texas ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens), is endangered.

Good potential ocelot habitat that we think would be ideal for releasing ocelots. We've got one property, our San Antonio Viejo ranch. A little over 150,000 acres.

Ocelot populations declined in the U.S. due to habitat loss, a lack of habitat connectivity, stressors from climate change like drought and extreme heat and the inability to cross roads or other ...

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?

There might be more ocelots in Texas than first thought, scientists have said. An unfortunate ocelot was found to have been hit by a car in 2021 in Hidalgo County—just south of Linn, Texas ...

“Ocelots rely on the intact, interconnected wildlands of the Sky Islands," the center said in a release. "The fragmentation of their habitat due to roads, urban sprawl, mines and border barriers ...

For an ocelot in Texas—with only a few thousand free acres of possible habitat, separated by vast tracts of farms, ranches, development and highways— finding a territory is especially challenging.

Ocelots are rare in the U.S. and, like the endangered jaguar, only a few are known to roam Arizona. advertisement. Phoenix Zoo researcher spots an ocelot on trail cam, the first in the area for 50 ...

A male ocelot kitten was born Sept. 12 at the Los Angeles Zoo. Weighing just 19 ounces at birth, the kitten has been living “behind the scenes,” where he will remain until he’s fully ...

According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website, ocelots are endangered because their habitat (the thick brush where they live) has been cleared for farming and growth of cities.

Ocelots depend on dense forest and grassland habitat for shelter. Exciting news! The Phoenix Zoo’s Atascosa Complex Wildlife Study recorded a video of a new ocelot in southern Arizona in June.