Ocelot spotted in southern AZ for first time in years

Name: Ocelot spotted in southern AZ for first time in years
Uploaded: 2024-08-12T19:13:00Z
Duration: 41 s
Description: Researchers with the Phoenix Zoo and Arizona Center for Nature Conservation released video showing the ocelot in the Atascosa Highlands region in western Santa Cruz County. The zoo says this is confirmed to be a new cat not previously seen in the state. Ocelots have been listed as endangered in the United States since 1972 and are only intermittently recorded in Arizona.

Researchers with the Phoenix Zoo and Arizona Center for Nature Conservation released video showing the ocelot in the Atascosa Highlands region in western Santa Cruz County. The zoo says this is confirmed to be a new cat not previously seen in the state. Ocelots have been listed as endangered in the United States since 1972 and are only intermittently recorded in Arizona.

Posted August 12, 2024 12:13pm MST