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Research overview: estimating ocelot density in fragmented landscapes
OverviewSpatially explicit capture-recapture using camera traps and individual coat patterns has become the standard method for estimating ocelot density across forest, agricultural and peri-urban mosaics. Th…
Research overview: genetic isolation of fragmented ocelot populations
OverviewOcelots at the northern edge of their range in Texas show severe genetic erosion, with small isolated populations separated by agriculture and roads exhibiting low diversity and signs of inbreeding. T…
Research overview: ocelot habitat selection in human-modified south Texas
OverviewOcelots are tightly associated with dense thornscrub providing the cover they need for hunting and travel, making them especially vulnerable to land conversion. This overview synthesises radio-telemet…
Research overview: ocelots, roads and development at the edge of south Texas
OverviewThe remnant ocelot population of south Texas, numbering only a few dozen animals, persists in dense thornscrub fragments amid expanding agriculture, ranchettes and highways. This overview synthesises…
Research overview: small Neotropical cats in agroforestry and plantation mosaics
OverviewAgroforestry systems such as shade coffee and cacao, along with tree plantations and pasture-forest mosaics, can provide partial habitat for ocelots, margays, oncillas and jaguarundis across Latin Ame…
Research overview: small-felid coexistence at the Latin American agricultural frontier
OverviewAs agriculture and settlement advance into Neotropical forests, small cats face habitat loss, road mortality, retaliatory killing over poultry depredation, and competition with free-ranging dogs. This…
Research overview: wildlife crossings and connectivity planning for felids
OverviewWildlife crossings, from large vegetated overpasses to underpasses and culverts, are a primary engineering response to the roads that fragment felid populations near cities. This overview synthesises…
Research overview: wildlife crossings and road mitigation for small felids
OverviewRoad mortality is a major threat to ocelots and other small cats in developing landscapes, prompting investment in crossing structures, fencing and culvert modifications. This overview synthesises eva…