Check out this stunning new video footage of a rare wild ocelot in a Sky Island mountain range in Arizona — the ancestral homelands of the Tohono O’odham Nation. This footage was captured by Center staff using trail cameras in a remote wilderness area.
Fewer than 100 ocelots are thought to remain in the U.S., with the majority residing in southern Texas.
#Arizona is home to a small but crucial population, which exists at the northernmost part of the species' range.
Ocelots rely on the intact, interconnected wildlands of the
#SkyIslands. These ranges are biologically rich, creating unique ecosystems that support an incredible diversity of plants and animal species including
#ocelot, jaguar and black bear.
📹 : peccary_not_pig / Center for Biological Diversity
#trailcam #arizonawildlife #endangeredspecies #worldanimalday