The Festival goes live in
In the meantime, check out the Virtual Ocelot Fun Run, the Festival Store for event and run merchandise, and preview the online auction items.
Laguna Atascosa
National Wildlife Refuge
Virtual Ocelot Conservation Festival
March 5-7, 2021
HOME TO
415 Birds
45 Mammals
44 Reptiles
130 Butterflies
450 Plants
Including the: Ocelot, Northern Aplomado Falcon, and the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Join this FREE, virtual festival focused on ocelot outreach! Enjoy pre-recorded sessions featuring ocelot information, activities, research, and more!
Auction
Auction bidding runs March 5 - 21,
but you can preview items now by clicking on the button.
Ocelot Fun Run
Virtual run event March 1-31! Register, run your race, report your time. For all the information,
click the button below.
Festival &
Fun Run Store
Two designs, 50 items ranging from t-shirts to stickers.
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In stock! A new book covering the first 75 years of Laguna Atascosa. Keep scrolling for more information!
The Nature Store at Laguna Atascosa is online!
Join Us in a Year Long Celebration
Laguna Atascosa turns 75
We are showcasing the amazing variety of animal and plant life found at Laguna Atascosa as part of the celebration. Please check often for new videos by Richard Moore throughout the year. Did you miss a video? No problem! Just click on this button to see the entire series.
This month Richard focuses on the ocelot and, along with ocelot biologist, Hilary Swarts, shares some exciting news about the status of the ocelot population at Laguna Atascosa.

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge:
A Place Like No Other
We are proud to announce a new book by J. David Book that chronicles the first 75 years of Laguna Atascosa. David spent almost 3 years researching, pouring through thousands of documents and and photographs and interviewing many current and former staff, members of our community and volunteers. The result is a compilation of sometimes surprising facts, anecdotes, humor, and a lot of photographs that provide an entertaining history of Laguna Atascosa. David is a volunteer, an educator, an historian, and a member of Friends of LANWR.
The book is now available for purchase. Orders may be placed by clicking the Buy Now button to get your copy!
$30 plus applicable tax & shipping.
Add the DVD, Laguna Atascosa: A South Texas Treasure for only $5 more!