Ocelot in AZ/ Feel Good Story may be short-lived

I was planning to break my blog drought by writing about the great news announced by Sky Island Alliance earlier this month.

An Ocelot- was photographed by a remote camera in Cochise County, Arizona, in November. This is exciting news because Ocelots are listed as an endangered species, and have not been documented in our state.

The unfortunate payoff was reported in the the Arizona Republic this morning. A cat-fitting the Ocelot's description was hit and killed on Highway 60 between Globe and Superior. Its body has been sent to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's forensic laboratory in Oregon.

We will keep you posted on the results