Gulf Coast Jaguarundi

The Gulf Coast Jaguarundi is a medium-sized cat native to south Texas in USA and the states of Veracruz and San Luis Potosi in northern Mexico. They have, on average, a full body plus tail length of 137 cm. and weigh about 6 kg. Their habitat is the bush chaparral of the Chihuahua Desert, and they are comfortable in this setting.

The Jaguarundi's diet, like most cats, is a carnivorous one. It eats, chiefly, small mammals, birds, and when available, frogs and fish.

The Jaguarundi is endangered by US standards, and the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) states that the cat is an Endangered species by its standards.

Sightings of the Jaguarundi have been reported in Florida where it has been confirmed that a writer introduced the species to the state. These sightings have been reported since 1907. In Alabama, sightings have also been reported.

 Gulf Coast News Alabama Jaguarundi Sightings
Gulf Coast Jaguarundi
Florida Jaguarundi

Jaguarundi Range (Green)

Gray Wolves in California- Part 2

The lone wolf of California, OR-7 (a.k.a. Journey), recently stopped his wanderings and settled down in northern Klamath County, Oregon. Video Cameras set up in his vicinity revealed that a black-coated female wolf, its origin unknown, was in the area. OR-7 is in a small den in Rouge River-Siskyou National Forest. As hoped by millions of people, cameras have caught an biologists have confirmed that of June 2014, OR-7 is a father of at least 2 cubs. This is 35.6 miles, or 57.29 kilometers to the border of California (measured from Ft. Dick, CA).

But this success story comes with a twinge. The United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Services, or USDFWS, is invigorated with the birth of these two pups, and may take Gray Wolves of the Federal Endangered Species List, which would make it unprotected by Federal law. This will lead to action from the state governments of the west, who would declare it a game species (Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho, said he wants to be the first to shoot a wolf in his state when they are a game species). USDFWS will make a decision later in the year. For more click the link below.

OR-7: Biologists confirm Oregon Wolf has at least 2 pups

Also, claimed wolf sightings have been on the rise in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. These are by people who have seen coyotes and wolves (in places like Yellowstone Nat. Park, WY, where there are wolves confirmed). For more about this click the link below-

Wolf sighting in the Sierra Nevada?