Spotted Wild Cats In Texas

It seems there have been more and more sightings.

Spotted wild cats in texas. From time to time local residents may report sightings of wild animals to the local papers. Wild cats species are found in temperate and tropical regions all around the world in habitats ranging from deserts to rainforests. Of late south Texas and the Hill Country seem to be the hot spots for black panther sightings.

Rare Wildcat Spotted in Texas. The ones that seem to hold the most drama are those sightings ofwild cats. Map based on one made by the Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentMountain lion mortalities are a good way of knowing where this animals habitat is.

According to the Texas Parks Wildlife Department breeding populations of wild mountain lions are found only in the Big Bend Trans-Pecos region and deep south Texas in close proximity to the Rio Grande. It was the sighting of a cougar in 1987 that I consider to be one of the most pivotal moments in my life. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis The beautiful ocelot is a spotted and striped cat that now occupies a reduced habitat in far south Texas close to the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen.

In a state that has seen explosive human population growth Texas Native Cats presents the cats struggle to cope with human influence and gives a voice to. Their sleek slender light brown coat makes it easy for these big cats to blend in with their environment. The mountain lion is the largest of the Texas wild cats and tend to frequent hilly and mountainous areas making the Texas Hill Country a prime spot for sightings.

The blue spots in the map above mark the counties in Texas where mountain lion mortalities occurred over the period 1983 to 2005 source. Texas Penal Code 4209 and 42092. Big cats are common in Far West Texas but not on the other side of the state.

CARROLLTON Texas A neighborhood in Carrollton Texas is on edge after two bobcats were caught on video nearly fighting. About 30 years ago there was a cougar that weighed 125 lbs taken in Cherokee County. However many have become endangered and are rare sightings sticking closely to South Texas.