Two Cool Cats: The Ocelot and the Jaguarundi in South Texas and Northeastern Mexico

Creator

Karen Chapman, Environmental Defense

Identifier

Environmental Defense Ocelot Facts

Files

Description

Few South Texans have ever seen an ocelot, let alone a jaguarundi, but these beautiful, smaller cousins of leopards and jaguars are native to the Lower Rio Grande Valley and northeastern Mexico. They are extremely endangered on both sides of the Rio Grande. Environmental Defense is working with private landowners and other partners to restore the specialized habitat these two highly threatened species require if they are to avoid extinction. Our main tool in preserving and reestablishing the habitat is our innovative Landowner Conservation Assistance Program (LCAP), designed to make habitat restoration a win-win proposition for endangered species and for landowners. Let us tell you a little more about your reclusive feline neighbors.

Physical Description

PDF, 3 pages, images, map, text

Recommended Citation

Chapman, Karen, "Two Cool Cats: The Ocelot and the Jaguarundi in South Texas and Northeastern Mexico" (2026). Border Wall / Border Security Documents. 26.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/bwbsdocuments/26