Reintroducing an additional population of federally endangered ocelots into a suitable habitat within the ocelot’s historical but now unoccupied range in Texas forms a pioneering, exciting, and valuable conservation action. This Manual, available for review or download below, provides the first version of procedures and protocols for breeding and wilding ocelots, releasing ocelots onto reintroduction sites within their historical range in southern Texas, and monitoring the released populations.
