Texas Fauna Project

Ocelot

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Mike Tewes, Ph.D., holds the Yturria Endowed Chair in Wild Cat Studies at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, at Texas A&M University in Kingsville. He has spent over four decades studying the ocelot among other wild felines. Here he talks about the challenge and hesitation that many wildlife managers face with high-stakes decisions affecting rare animals, where a misstep may result in the loss of a species.