KINGSVILLE — Wildlife researchers and members of Texas A&M University-Kingsville gathered on Wednesday at the Tio and Janell Kleberg Wildlife Research Park to break ground on a new wildlife research ...

The heavy aroma — an exotic combination of acrid, skunk-like odor and an almost cloying sweetness — caused Arturo Caso and Michael Tewes to exchange knowing smiles as they slowly, quietly and ...

The sisters were brought to the Aquarium in march from ABQ BioPark in Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of the Texas Ocelots Species Survival Plan. Since their arrival, the ocelots have been acclimating ...

Texas is home to the last remaining populations of the U.S. ocelot, a small and beautiful cat that is often called the little leopard. Researchers estimate that only 50 to 80 of these magnificent and ...

WildEarth Guardians has just petitioned for the listing of the Texas population of ocelot—the only existing population in the United States—under the Endangered Species Act, separate from the species ...

The endangered Texas ocelot is in serious trouble due to a combination of over-hunting, habitat loss, inbreeding, and getting hit by cars. Only two populations of these bobcat sized spotted and ...

A recent sighting of an ocelot mother and kitten crossing a South Texas road was both heartwarming and worrying, since they’re rare and need more ways to cross roadways safely. Most documented ocelot ...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers are investigating the potential for reintroducing wild ocelot populations to areas of the state where the native cat once roamed. A team of collaborators will study the ...

For ocelots — small wild cats native to Texas — a slight, unremarkable-looking hill in South Texas is an important spot. The hill, or “loma,” is located between Brownsville and the coastal town of ...