Wild Cats In South Texas. The highest density of ocelots in the world is found on barro colorado island in panama. In south texas, tewes is certain the only big cat is this area is the mountain lion.
Today there are an estimated 50 ocelots that remain in the united states, including a breeding population found in south texas on the laguna atascosa national wildlife refuge. Both live in far south texas and consume similar prey species consisting of rabbits, small birds, and rodents. Today, only bobcats remain fairly common.
There are less than 100 left in the state, which puts it on the endangered species list.
Click on the cat’s name in the table below to see further information on that species.; The ocelot occurs across south america, central america, mexico and southern texas. The list of birds of texas is the official list of species recorded in the u.s. The jaguarundi and the margay occur
