Within the Texas population, ocelots have seven unique markers, and this animal had all seven, according to deMaar. However, the ocelot also had two markers found in the Mexican population.

Texas is home to the last populations of the U.S. ocelot, with fewer than 100 breeding ocelots now living in a very small part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife ...

Ocelots have been endangered since 1982, and fewer than 100 remain in the wild, experts say. But new DNA evidence suggests an encouraging possibility that more may be out there.

An ocelot — an endangered, spotted animal twice the size of a typical house cat — was seen creeping across a shot captured on a field camera in June.

Ocelots are prey for harpy eagles, pumas, jaguars and anacondas, according to National Geographic. Ocelots have been listed as endangered in the U.S. since 1972.

For the first time in 50 years, an ocelot was spotted on a wildlife camera in the Atascosa Highlands region of Arizona. The animal’s markings were examined to confirm it was new to the state. In ...

NOGALES, AZ — For the first time in at least 50 years, a rare and endangered ocelot has been spotted in a region of southern Arizona. The animal was recorded on trail camera video in June in the ...