DNR says hybrid of jungle cat spotted in Goshen - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

DNR says hybrid of jungle cat spotted in Goshen

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Goshen, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources believes a hybrid of a rare tropical jungle cat is living in a vacant lot in Goshen.

DNR spokesman Phil Bloom says an Indiana conservation officer went to investigate Wednesday after a neighbor spotted an unusually large cat living there. Bloom says experts looked at photos of the cat and believe it is a hybrid of an ocelot, which are native to South America.

Bloom says there is an online market for ocelot hybrids, which is an ocelot crossed with another kind of cat.

Bloom says the neighbors will need to hire a nuisance wildlife control operator to have it removed.

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