Past studies have indicated ocelots in South Texas select for woody patches that contain extremely dense thornscrub (i.e., 95% canopy cover and 85% vertical cover) and require large patches of woody cover to survive. Landscape metrics have been used to explain ocelot habitat use in fragmented...
ocelot- nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat Felis pardalis,panther cat Felis,genus Felis- type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats wildcat- any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild ...
Focuses on ocelot habitat restoration efforts in South Texas. Size of this population; Impact of poaching on this population; Operations at so-called wild ranches, which allow ocelots to maintain habitats, and which also allow ocelot hunting; Behavior of ocelots; Operations at Laguna Atascosa Nat...
The ocelot inhabitsdense chaparral thickets, where it preys on small and medium size vertebrates. In Texas, it inhabits dense chaparral thickets, where it preys on small and medium size vertebrates, including rodents, rabbits, birds, snakes, lizards, and young deer. ... ...
From May 2011 to March 2018, we conducted a camera trap study to examine co‐occurrence patterns among ocelots, bobcats, and coyotes on the East Foundation's El Sauz Ranch in South Texas. We used a novel multiseason extension to multispecies occupancy models with ≥2 interacting speci...
In South Texas, such structures were built or modified along a State Highway in an effort to address road mortality for the endangered ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and non-target wildlife species. The goal of this study was to examine temporal changes in wildlife interactions...
Focuses on ocelot habitat restoration efforts in South Texas. Size of this population; Impact of poaching on this population; Operations at so-called wild ranches, which allow ocelots to maintain habitats, and which also allow ocelot hunting; Behavior of ocelots; Operations at Laguna Atascosa ...
These smaller cousins of leopards once ranged from South America northward as far as Louisiana and Arkansas. Now, only two small and isolated breeding populations are known to remain in the U.S., both in southernmost Texas.Leggett, Karen
TexasWildlifeFocuses on ocelot habitat restoration efforts in South Texas. Size of this population; Impact of poaching on this population; Operations at so-called wild ranches, which allow ocelots to maintain habitats, and which also allow ocelot hunting; Be...
We used a 35‐year dataset (1982–2017) to assess multiscale habitat use and selection by an endangered carnivore, the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), in South Texas, USA. We used a time series of remotely sensed imagery to map changes in availability of woody cover, habitat criti...