Unusual Cat Sightings Reported Around Texas

Texas has a rich natural history of wild felines.

Bobcats, cougars (mountain lion), jaguars, jaguarundi and ocelots are all native to the state.

Jaguars haven’t been verified in many years and jaguarundis are a controversial topic with no verified sightings in.a couple of decades.

Reports of cats where they’re not supposed to be in Texas are prevalent.

There are also reports of cats of unusual size and color.

Examples are cougars in East Texas and a report of a white cougar. Before you laugh, there have been verified white cougars in Brazil recently, born in a zoo in Belgium and see repeatedly near Red Rocks in Colorado. There are however no verified case of black cougars.

Some bobcats have long tails.

They can also be black in rare occasions.

Have you ever seen a cat in the wild you can’t explain? Do you have videos or photo from trail cameras or maybe your cell phone of cats that don’t quite fit the mold of their supposed range, size or color? I am working on cataloging as many of these as I can.

You can send photos and videos to cmoore@fishgame.com.

I can help you identify mystery cats and you can help me catalog interesting wild and feral feline information in Texas.

Chester Moore