Is anything being done to prevent ocelot from becoming extinct?

Today, the remaining few ocelots in the United States live in the thorny scrublands of south Texas, with a small number also barely hanging on in Mexico. Farms, ranches and suburban sprawl have chipped away ocelot habitat to almost nothing, leaving the surviving cats - and many other endangered creatures - stranded on a handful of private lands. Partnering with these landowners, and their neighbors, is critical to the ocelot's survival. Enter the Safe Harbor program. Safe Harbor is a smart, collaborative approach pioneered by Environmental Defense that brings together state and federal government officials - including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - with farmers, ranchers and other private landowners. In exchange for restoring habitat for the ocelot, landowners receive assurances that their restoration efforts will not subject their land to additional government regulation. Everyone wins- large new blocks of ocelot habitat are created and landowners are rewarded with various incentives. Environmental Defense is working with farmers and ranchers to restore native thornscrub by planting seedlings, the first step in ocelot recovery efforts. The near-term goal is to bring back about 5,000 acres of native vegetation so surviving cats have new habitat to raise future generations, offering new hope for ocelots. We have restored 800 acres so far, but there is still much more to be done. Your support for our ocelot recovery efforts will give further momentum to this creative, cooperative approach to wildlife conservation.