In the early 1980s, many scientists believed the endangered ocelot, a spotted wildcat that once roamed as far north as Arkansas and Louisiana, had died out in Texas. Then, on a late winter day in 1982 ...

The strikingly spotted ocelot is highly territorial and requires about seven miles of dense, thorny vegetation for hunting. Unfortunately, agriculture, urban development and roads have fragmented and ...

The birth of two ocelot kittens at a Texas zoo is encouraging, but it also highlights how fragile the state’s remaining wild ...

Wildlife filmmaker Ben Masters sets out on a years-long mission to capture high-quality video footage of wild ocelots in Texas. In this behind-the-scenes video for during the making of the ...

Fewer than 100 are believed to remain in the wild in South Texas.

The ocelot had been relegated to a life outside the favorable habitat of a South Texas conservation area. After spending his first eight years inside Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, he was ...