Last Ones: America's Endangered Species

Joel Sartore

National Geographic Magazine (David Griffin, Director of Photography; Kathy Moran, Photo Editor)

Wild ocelots are gone from all U.S. states except Texas, driven out by human development. The elusive cats still roam the wilds of Central and South America, but there's little reliable data on their true numbers. Fewer than 200 individuals remain.

Joel Sartore, "Last Ones: America's Endangered Species," in POYi Archive, Item #43259, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/43259 (accessed November 23, 2024).