Arizona Daily Star

'Ocelot' spotted in Cochise likely wasn't one after all

The ocelot spotted in Southeastern Arizona recently probably wasn't an ocelot after all, officials said. The animal reportedly seen in Cochise County may have actually been a serval, an African ...
CBS News 8

For the second time in nearly three months, a serval cat has been captured in North County

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — For the second time in just a few months, a serval has been captured in North County. Law enforcement officers with the San Diego County Humane Society caught the wild cat ...
WAND

African serval cat on the loose in Decatur

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A cat native to Africa called a serval is on the loose in Decatur. Adult servals generally range between 25 and 30 pounds. Animal Control of Macon County said the wild cat is ...
Chicago Tribune

State lawmaker proposes expanding exotic animals ban in wake of Vernon Hills’ loose serval; ‘Not appropriate in a residential environment’

After a wildcat being kept as a pet got loose in a Vernon Hills neighborhood, a state representative introduced legislation proposing a ban on the possession of the African feline, called a serval, in ...
Daily Herald

‘It’s time to crack down on this’: Proposed law would ban possession of African serval cats in Illinois

Measure prompted by an escaped serval cat that roamed a Vernon Hills neighborhood for nearly three hours last November African serval cats would be added to the list of animals illegal to possess in ...