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High fences are necessary around the many game preserves of the deer country. Note that his
hind feet are off the ground.
Devil's River, and the Texas beaver (Castor riam), which is also known as mountain lion,
canadensis texensis), which was once widely panther, Mexican cougar, etc., is found occa-
distributed throughout the state, but which sionally in the broken country of the Edwards
now is rare except in a few localities, notably Plateau and in the Trans-Pecos Mountains.
on the Llano River and in Polk County. The former panther of the East Texas for-
The otter (Lutra canadensis) is found in ests, which was closely related, is extinct.
Eastern Texas where water is plentiful, their The ocelot (Fells pardalis griffithi, Fisher),
number being small, also known as the leopard cat, is found usual-
There are eight species of skunks in Texas, ly along the border. Formerly ranged
including the Louisiana skunk (Mephitis throughout East Texas, but is rare in that
mesomelas), which is found in Eastern Tex- region. The jaguarondi (Fells jaguarondi,
as; the long-tailed Texas skunk (Mephitis Fisher) is found occasionally along the Rio
mesomelas varians), which ranges widely Grande, living in the more densely covered
through Southern and Western Texas; the territory. The Texas lynx or bobcat (Lynx
hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus rufus texensis) is found in wooded territory
mearnsi), which is found throughout the in East, South and Southwest Texas. Most
same region, especially in the Pecos Valley plentiful in The Thicket of Liberty and HIar-
and Trans-Pecos mountains; the swamp or din Counties. The plateau wildcat (Lynx
white-backed skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus baileyi) is found on plains and in mountain
telmalestes) of the heavily wooded country regions of West Texas. The feral housecat
of Southeast Texas; another form of white- has become a destroyer of game in many
backed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus texen- parts of Texas, a circumstance that has
sis), which is found in South Texas and the arisen from the thoughtless and inhumane
Rio Grande Valley; the prairie spotted skunk dumping of unwanted pets.
(Spilogale interreupta) in North and North- Predators-Wolves.
western Texas; the Gulf spotted skunk (Spi-
logale Indianola) in the coastal belt, and the The gray wolf (Canis grisesus), also called
Rio Grande spotted skunk (Spilogale leuco- lobo and loafer wolf, was formerly abundant
paria), which is found along the Rio Grande throughout western part of state; few exist
from Eagle Pass westward, at present. The Texas red wolf (Canis rufus)
The mink (Leutreolalutreocephala) is found is found in South and Central Texas as far
In the eastern half of Texas, especially in the north as Young County; occasionally in East
wooded regions, Texas. The Florida wolf (Canis floridanus),
Predators-Cats. is known locally as timber wolf. Found
Predators-Cats. throughout wooded sections of East and East
The jaguar (Fells onca hernandezi, Gray) Central Texas. There are four species of the
was formerly found occasionally along the coyote, the Texas coyote (Canis nebracencis
border and in Southwest Texas. None killed texensis) of Central and Southwest Texas,
In recent years; exists in numbers in Mexico. the small-tooth coyote (Canis microdon) of
The cougar (Felis hippolestes aztecus, Mer- Central and South Texas extending to the
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