In the thick, thorny brush of South Texas, a rare and elusive predator is making a quiet but remarkable comeback. For the first time in decades, researchers have confirmed a record number of ocelots ...

This Texas wildlife refuge has confirmed a massive number of ocelot sightings, proving these wild cats may be coming back ...

Twenty-two ocelots have been sighted by researchers at South Texas' Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge over the past ...

John Yang (voice-over): In an operating room in Texas, veterinarians prep their patient for surgery. Mila is a five-year-old ocelot, a wild cat similar to A leopard or jaguar distinguished by ...

Trees like Texas ebony and mesquite that have thorns ... The refuge is one of the last places where ocelots breed, and restoration efforts aim to connect isolated thorn forests so the cats can ...

At one time, it inhabited brushland throughout the southwest United States, from the Texas panhandle to central Arizona. Much of that habitat was destroyed in the early part of the century to make way ...

The ocelot is also being hurt by a loss of habitat in southern Texas, caused by an expanding transportation infrastructure and urban development following the enactment of the North American Free ...