Wild Cats In South Texas

Throughout the years I have learned that nothing grabs the attention of an outdoors lover quicker than a wild cat encounter.

Wild cats in south texas. They rarely if ever venture into the Texas Hill Country. Meet the Native Cats of Texas Jaguarundi Jaguarundi Herpailurus yaguarondi The jaguarundi shares characteristics with the ocelot. The Feline Research Program at Texas AM University-Kingsville is dedicated to conducting research on wild cats to gain understanding of their ecology behavior and conservation genetics and apply knowledge gained to the recovery of wild populations.

There are two types of bobcats in Texas. Mountain lion sightings are not unheard of in this part of south Texas but as with other sightings it is the apparent melanism of the big cat witnessed that makes this incident even more unique. The wild cats of Texas represent the most mysterious and beautiful elements of our native fauna.

They have no place to go because the native vegetation has been cleared making it hard for them to establish new territories find the shelter they need to rest feed and raise their young. Ocelots are in small numbers near the Rio Grande mountain lions range in small numbers throughout South Texas and jaguarundis and jaguars havent been documented in this region for a long time. Hidden away between Brownsville and Port Isabel is the habitat of rare ocelots small wild cats which are native to Texas.

Eighty or fewer ocelots ornately spotted middle-weight felids resembling undersized. Yet sightings of these big cats continue to roll in on a. Among Texas brags is listed a first in the variety of kinds of wild cats that roam her spacious acres.

Rare wild ocelot spotted on South Texas wildlife refuge. Today only bobcats remain fairly common. At 2011 Texas Parks Wildlife say there are four wild cat species in Texas USA.

The conservation status where known of every wild cat species has been. Bobcat Lynx rufus Jaguarundi Herpailurus yaguarondi Ocelot Leopardus pardalis Mountain Lion Puma concolor There will. Camera traps in a south Texas wildlife refuge spotted a new ocelot roaming through the park.