This week, Byron Jones, Wildlife Officer for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, released a trapped bobcat back into the wild. Check out the video below.
The bobcat was cage-trapped on a property where chickens had been killed. The poultry pen was built well enough to keep the chickens from escaping but it was not predator proof.
The animal was freed and the land owner was advised on more appropriate housing and husbandry practices to keep from losing any more animals to the resident wildlife.
Here are some helpful links to fencing, housing and husbandry:
GENERAL: Non-Lethal Predator Management
SAFE HOUSING POULTRY: Poultry Fencing
PERIMETER FENCING: Wildlife-Safe Fencing
WOLVES / COYOTES: A Guide to Nonlethal Tools
COYOTE: Urban Coyote Ecology and Management
BEAR: Short Term Recreational Safety Fence and Electric Fencing for Bear
MOUNTAIN LION: Keeping Livestock Safe
Image from Wildlife Online. |
Image from Wildlife Online. |
Image from Wildlife Online. |
2 comments:
So nice to see a bobcat get a second chance. I hope it was released near its home territory - otherwise it likely wont make it. It will head back to where it is from or die trying.
Heartwarming to see the bobcat freed.
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