Upcoming Events
Activities at Mockingbird Nature Park
Monthly Wildflower Walks – Saturdays 9 am
June 15, September 21, October 19
Night Hike: May 31, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cancelled due to excessive wet / muddy conditions.
Monthly Meetings and Programs
6:00 PM – Chapter Business Meeting
7:00 PM – Program
Location: First United Methodist Church; 505 W. Marvin Ave., Waxahachie.
Family Life Center – Gathering Room
Or join us online using
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June 24, 2024
Wild Texas Cats
Monica Morrison
Monica Morrison will present on our wild Texas cats, past and present, with a special emphasis on ocelots and mountain lions. There is recent encouraging news to share about these two feline species. She will discuss habitat, diet, and physical characteristics of all our wild cats and the threats they encounter.
Monica Morrison got her start with wildlife more than 20 years ago at the Dallas Zoo as a volunteer and tiger docent. Since that time, she has volunteered in various capacities at two Dallas-area big cat rescue centers. She participated in an ocelot study in Mexico and another in Kenya on African lions. She has also worked with organizations in South America on jaguar and other big cat projects.
In 2017, she founded Texas Native Cats, a 501 (c)(3) that provides education, outreach, and advocacy for Texas’ five species of wild cats, past and present.
Texas Native Cats’ overriding goal is to educate Texans about the diversity of our wild felines, the benefits they provide us, and the threats they endure.