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A bobcat sighting may be rare, but the one on Jan. 10 is nothing to be worried about, said Matt Garrett, the county parks department’s natural resources manager. “Bobcats are quite small and ...
LAPORTE, Minn. — Most people will never see a bobcat in the wild, but Mark Lewer had his camera lens on one for years waiting for the perfect photo op right in his backyard. "I can spend 95% of ...
Bobcat sightings on the rise in Southeastern, Mass. ... “Bobcat sightings are still relatively rare. For the most part, they’re a pretty shy and elusive animal,” said Wattles.
Between 2003 and 2011, a reduction in bobcat sightings in the Everglades by 87.5% has been attributed to predation by the invasive Burmese python. [ 89 ] The bobcat has long been valued both for fur and sport; it has been hunted and trapped by humans, but has maintained a high population, even in the southern United States, where it is ...
[18] [19] [20] Recently, the eastern cougar was federally listed as "endangered" in West Virginia and sporadic, unconfirmed accounts of its presence (tracks and sightings) continued to be reported. P. c. couguar was deemed to be extirpated by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluation released in 2011. [21] Bison
In the 1970s the price of bobcat pelts rose so much that state officials became concerned they would be overharvested and reclassified the bobcat as a protected furbearer, with no hunting or trapping seasons. [25] A rabid bobcat attacked a man in Plainville in 2003, but the incident is regarded as a rare, freak occurrence. [3]
Others guessed it was a bobcat. ... Sighting reports on the rare species is helping determine where they are on a regular basis or when MDC may want to conduct a study on one particular species.
While the bobcats are more common, sightings are still unusual, the DNR said. Bobcats prefer to keep themselves and can travel as much as 10 miles per week.