What affects us affects cats
The bobcat is ubiquitous across the United States and so it is, by default, the wild cat species which will be found in Mississippi. Officially this is the only wild cat species to be found in this state but you might see the odd cougar (aka mountain lion, puma) traveling across from the West. …
I am not sure how this situation started but what we do have is a lady, Ginny Fine, who is looking after, what appears to be, a purebred bobcat named “Rocky” (update: Rocky escaped – animal control stepped in). And, as I understand it, in New Jersey, it is illegal to keep a purebred …
I will preface this by saying that I grew up in a very animal friendly family, but it was very large. With so many siblings, there was no privacy, no peace and quiet. I gained my serenity by being in the woods for hours at a time, sitting on a big coquina rock by …
I just spotted a sickening picture on Facebook. I thought I’d write a post around it. Maybe it’s a boring subject. For me it is a subject that is at the core of the reason why, in the short or long term, all the wild cats are in jeopardy of becoming extinct in the …
Where to start? This is a difficult subject because data is difficult to find. Particularly current figures. It would be nice to know if the trade is growing. It should not be. The date of this post is 11th July 2012. The subject interests me because I hate the fur trade. Animal trade is …
I live in Port St Lucie, Florida and my house is right up against the Savanna preserve. This morning I got a good long look at a large cat in my back yard. The animal stood about 18-22″ tall at the shoulders and was about 4′ long. It was reddish brown in color. The …
American Bobcat copyright ucumari Overview The name is the “bobcat” because of the bobbed (shortened) tail. “American bobcat” is commonly used. This is the most common wild cat species of North America which with Mexico and Canada is its geographic range. This wild cat is one of four of the Genus: lynx. The others …
I Need Bobcat Scent and Sounds! by Pat (Central Ca) Bobcat – photo by Beth Sargent (Away) – Flickr) I live in a small town in central ca. We are being overrun and destroyed by an influx of herons, egrets and the like. All beautiful birds, of course, except that they like to live …
