Spotted Wild Cats In Texas

About 30 years ago there was a cougar that weighed 125 lbs taken in Cherokee County.

Spotted wild cats in texas. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis The beautiful ocelot is a spotted and striped cat that now occupies a reduced habitat in far south Texas close to the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen. These wild cats are known as the ocelot the jaguarundi the margay and the jaguar though it is now probably extinct 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.

It is a crime to intentionally knowingly or recklessly. Among Texas brags is listed a first in the variety of kinds of wild cats that roam her spacious acres. It was the sighting of a cougar in 1987 that I consider to be one of the most pivotal moments in my life.

The amateur video posted online to YouTube shows the wild cats in. CARROLLTON Texas A neighborhood in Carrollton Texas is on edge after two bobcats were caught on video nearly fighting. Only about 50 individuals have been identified in the state.

Hidden away between Brownsville and Port Isabel is the habitat of rare ocelots small wild cats which are native to. Camera traps in a south Texas wildlife refuge spotted a new ocelot roaming through the park. There are less than 100 left in the state which puts it on the endangered species list.

They rarely if ever venture into the Texas Hill Country. However many have become endangered and are rare sightings sticking closely to South Texas. It seems there have been more and more sightings.

The wild cats of Texas represent the most mysterious and beautiful elements of our native fauna. Texas Penal Code 4209 and 42092. Sometimes the person reports what he or she has seen and perhaps also has.