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 conservation 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. 
In the last few years, she has focused her efforts on regulations to safeguard our mountain lions in Texas, as Texas Native Cats and in conjunction with Texans for Mountain Lions.  
Texas Native Cats' overriding goal is to educate Texans about the diversity of our wild felines, the benefits they provide, and the threats they endure.