California treats most non-domesticated wildlife as restricted by default, which is just one reason why it has some of the ...

A beautiful sighting of a relaxed serval and youngster in the Mara. Serval are often quite shy and either stay hidden or run off at the sound of an approaching vehicle. More and more individuals are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ocelot is seen in the woods in this undated photograph. (Vinchel/Getty Images) A long-distance runner in deep South Texas had ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated throughout to correct and clarify that the animal Hurtado spotted was a bobcat, not an endangered ocelot. It has also been updated to include comments from ...

A trail camera at a South Texas wildlife refuge recently captured something most Texans will never see in the wild. In Texas, ocelots survive in just two isolated breeding populations totaling fewer ...

Ever thought about having something a little different as a pet, such as a snake, a bearded dragon, or a tortoise? The NSPCA has warned about a lack of education and regulation around keeping exotic ...

Jaguars are increasingly targeted across Latin America for their roseate-patterned pelts and canine teeth, following decades of relatively little poaching. When researchers in Colombia investigated ...

An elusive, endangered wildcat was spotted in Texas amid ongoing monitoring efforts of the rare species. On Jan. 19, Amanda De Leon shared on social media that a park host at Laguna Atascosa National ...

"Seeing one of these rare, secretive ocelots on camera is truly special," Amanda De Leon wrote alongside a photo of the rare wildcat Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...