She agreed with Tewes' reluctance to suggest the ocelot range could be expanding and said scientists and agencies needed to continue to work together to learn more. "As we share information ...

This is the first time there's been confirmed evidence of an ocelot outside its range," deMaar said. As well as habitat loss ...

Much of that habitat was destroyed in the early part of the century to make way for agriculture. RANGE: The ocelot ranges from southern Texas to northern Argentina. As of 1982, the ocelot occupied ...