But I really enjoy reading the reports of them! And it is encouraging to see them returning to areas where they were decimated.

I am a big fan of all cats. While working in New Mexico, I discovered even the jaguars are not as scarce as the media would have one believe. Cougars are doing well, as are bobcats.

I would like to see the servals establish themselves, although purists would object they are an invasive species (servals and serval hybrids are already banned in several states). Servals would compete with bobcats and ocelots, but there is plenty of food there for all of them. Having run trains in the Chihuahuan Desert for two years, I have observed both cougars and bobcats. Jack rabbits, quail, and doves are in great abundance, as are lizards and mice.