Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) with tracking collar, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Spanish dagger (Yucca treculeana) at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (April 12, 2016)
Gulf Coast jaguarundi
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The Gulf Coast jaguarundi is an endangered population of the jaguarundi once ranging from southern Texas in the United States to eastern Mexico. The cat prefers dense shrubland and woodland, yet has b
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
…26 pairs. Nine other endangered or threatened species inhabit the refuge, such as the Texas ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens) and (formerly) the Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi), rare wild cats. Programs at the refuge include vegetation and wetland restoration…
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