Wild Cats In South Texas

South texas had originally five species of wild cats:

Wild cats in south texas. Alternatively, continue scrolling down to browse the entire wild cat list. They rarely, if ever, venture into the texas hill country. The ocelot occurs across south america, central america, mexico and southern texas.

Texas wild cats:cougar bobcat ocelot jaguarundi if by wild cats you mean actual wild native animals, no, they should not be exterminated. The list of birds of texas is the official list of species recorded in the u.s. One of the rarest and most striking wild cats in the united states is getting a helping hand in south texas.

However, many have become endangered and are rare sightings, sticking closely to south texas. It was the sighting of a cougar in 1987 that i consider to be one of the most pivotal moments in my life. Current estimates are that fewer than 50 of these wild cats are left in the u.s., with all of them residing in south texas.

There are less than 100 left in the state, which puts it on the endangered species list. Cats also are known to catch and consume cotton rats and pocket gophers, and according to studies in texas, cats consume attwater's prairie chickens, meadowlarks, chicken flesh and feathers. Photos courtesy of texas native cats.

Throughout the years, i have learned that nothing grabs the attention of an outdoors lover quicker than a wild cat encounter. “only certain locations are protected by the federal government. Here is a list of the wild cats of south america:

Four primarily central american cats (jaguar, jaguarundi, ocelot and margay) currently or historically ranged northward into the brushland south of san antonio from mexico. The single greatest threat to ocelots is loss of habitat. Click on the cat’s name in the table below to see further information on that species.;