TexasNativeCats

On a mission to conserve and protect wild cats native to the State of Texas through education, outreach and advocacy. 🐾

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Thank you to @dallasnews for supporting our mountain lions. https://t.co/pwcFtHZm5v

[The Nature Conservancy in Texas @nature_tx]

There are not regulations on mountain lion trapping in Texas. Last week, the organization Texans for Mountain Lions submitted a petition to Texas Parks and Wildlife to change this and protect our state’s mountain lion populations.
https://t.co/WHCAMLFxB2

🖊️: @dallasnews

[Panthera @PantheraCats]

If we do not act now, Texas' mountain lions face an uncertain future. On the heels of our Press Release, read this blog on why mountain lions in Texas are imperiled, facing unregulated trapping and hunting. Learn what all of us can do about their survival: https://t.co/3nWO85gFQs

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We are proud to be a founding partner of Texans for Mountain Lions and will work tirelessly until @TPWDnews agrees to a management plan.

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This week, Texans for Mountain Lions submitted a petition to @TPWDnews urging action to conserve the state's shrinking mountain lion populations.

[Texan by Nature @TexanbyNature]

🤔Do you know how the ocelot got its name? "Ocelot" comes from the Nahuatl word "ocelotl", which means jaguar or big cat.
🎥This stunning still is from Deep in the Heart film. Have you watched Texas’s first wildlife movie yet?

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Read our press release at https://t.co/s8vjNL5Qug to learn about the Texans for Mountain Lions' request for TPWD to begin monitoring and managing Texas' mountain lions. Take action for mountain lions at https://t.co/0GmpYNxpz1.

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Join us this Sunday, November 7th for a talk by Korinna Domingo, Founder and Director of the Cougar Conservancy as she covers topics related to human-cougar coexistence.

To learn more visit, https://t.co/sEdKvlGrXX

Send an email to [email protected] for an invitation.

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We are excited to announce that our partner organization, Texas A&M University, has received a grant from The Summerlee Foundation!

These funds will be used towards a human dimension survey in Texas to better understand communities attitudes towards mountain lions.

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Happy Cat-urday! Can you identify this cat?

DSLR camera trap by Karin Saucedo

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Join us Sunday, October 17th for a virtual event- “A Behind the Scenes Look at Mountain Lion Research in Yellowstone” with Dr. Jay Tischendorf at 5:15 CDT.

For an invitation, please send an email to [email protected]. Time is CDT.

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Texas Native Cats is excited to announce details about our new Youth Program that is expected to launch in 2022! If you are interested in learning more about these programs or want to request a presentation, please send an email to [email protected].

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Meet one of our volunteers - Donna Piercy! Donna has been a member of Texas Native Cats since July 2017 and helps in coexistence efforts throughout Texas.

“...I want to be part of the effort to preserve Native Cats'. They enrich and help diversify the Texas landscape.”

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In order to sustain a healthy population, mountain lions need large amounts of space- an average home range of a mountain lion is 100 square miles! As an “umbrella species” several other plants and wildlife benefit when mountain lion habitat is protected.

📸: Santa Monica NPS

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📸: Santa Monica NPS

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Did you know Texas used to be home of the Jaguar?

Tag someone below who loves jaguars! 🐾

📸: Trail camera photo of a jaguar by Smithsonian National Zoo

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Meet Kelsey Bernard (@kelseybernard31)- she has been a volunteer since 2018 and helps with coexistence efforts, youth programs, and the development of campaigns for outreach about mountain lions.

To learn more about Kelsey follow her on Instagram @kelsinthewild.

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Happy Friday! At first glance you might think this spotted cat was an oddly small jaguar. Which is the reason these cats have gained the nickname of dwarf jaguar, but it's actually an ocelot!

📸: Trail camera picture of an ocelot from Smithsonian National Zoo

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Join us, Wednesday August, 11th 6PM at CDT for another online event! Learn more about the need for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act and how you can get involved to help. This event is by invitation only, secure your seat today by sending an email to [email protected]

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The coat of a jaguar and leopard look very similar, and to an untrained eye, they are often mistaken for one another. Some of the rosettes, or the spots, on a jaguar's coat have a dot in the middle, whereas leopards don't. 🐾

📸: Karin Saucedo

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Meet one of our volunteers - Nohelia Mora! Nohelia is has her https://t.co/0g28BnWIQR. in Biology and has been a volunteer with us since April 2021. “I got involved in Texas Native Cats because wildcat conservation is a complex work that requires the involvement of everyone.”