Spotted Wild Cats In Texas

In a state that has seen explosive human population growth Texas Native Cats presents the cats struggle to cope with human influence and gives a voice to.

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. Sometimes the person reports what he or she has seen and perhaps also has. Wild cats species are found in temperate and tropical regions all around the world in habitats ranging from deserts to rainforests.

She says because of increased construction and clear-cutting wild cats are moving closer to us. They rarely if ever venture into the Texas Hill Country. Rare Wildcat Spotted in Texas.

The mountain lion is the largest of the Texas wild cats and tend to frequent hilly and mountainous areas making the Texas Hill Country a prime spot for sightings. No two cats have. The cats markings are unique.

Map based on one made by the Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentMountain lion mortalities are a good way of knowing where this animals habitat is. The ones that seem to hold the most drama are those sightings ofwild cats. According to the Texas Parks Wildlife Department breeding populations of wild mountain lions are found only in the Big Bend Trans-Pecos region and deep south Texas in close proximity to the Rio Grande.

Dont tell that to Reagan Pope who with other drivers saw a cougar he estimated to be three feet tall and 8-9 feet long nose to tail walking along the FM 2138 road heading toward Maydelle. Among Texas brags is listed a first in the variety of kinds of wild cats that roam her spacious acres. Sadly over half of all wild cat species are currently threatened.

It seems there have been more and more sightings. Throughout the years I have learned that nothing grabs the attention of an outdoors lover quicker than a wild cat encounter. There are less than 100 left in the state which puts it on the endangered species list.