There are about 80 endangered ocelots in South Texas. The small cats are at risk of extinction due to inbreeding, and environmentalists have argued the Trump administration’s push to build a wall along much of the Texas-Mexico border could disrupt the cat’s migration patterns, but the ocelot’s fight for survival is far more complicated. Read the story and watch the video online at
statesman.com.
Sihil, an 18-year-old ocelot, was brought to the Gladys Porter Zoo for Ocelot Conservation Day. The cat, which calls the Cincinnati Zoo home, travels for educational purposes on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Photo by anamaria182 Ana Ramirez/ American-Statesman
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