Wild Cats In South Texas

Not much larger than a house cat the jaguarundi.

Wild cats in south texas. Camera traps in a south Texas wildlife refuge spotted a new ocelot roaming through the park. The conservation status where known of every wild cat species has been. There are several kinds of wild cats that call Texas home.

They rarely if ever venture into the Texas Hill Country. Hidden away between Brownsville and Port Isabel is the habitat of rare ocelots small wild cats which are native to Texas. Wild animals prefer to live far away from civilization.

Eighty or fewer ocelots ornately spotted middle-weight felids resembling undersized. However many have become endangered and are rare sightings sticking closely to South Texas. At 2011 Texas Parks Wildlife say there are four wild cat species in Texas USA.

Many wild cats species are either endangered or threatened. Of late south Texas and the Hill Country seem to be the hot spots for black panther sightings. Bobcats are about twice the size of a domestic cat with a muscular physique and prominently pointed ears.

Bobcat Lynx rufus Jaguarundi Herpailurus yaguarondi Ocelot Leopardus pardalis Mountain Lion Puma concolor There will. Throughout the years I have learned that nothing grabs the attention of an outdoors lover quicker than a wild cat encounter. Meet the Native Cats of Texas Jaguarundi Jaguarundi Herpailurus yaguarondi The jaguarundi shares characteristics with the ocelot.

One of the rarest and most striking wild cats in the United States is getting a helping hand in South Texas. Posted on February 7 2015 by Michael Broad. 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.