Nova DOB Appx: 12/27/16 Arrived 1/31/17 Released into the wild: 7/20/2017 Nova was brought to Big Cat Rescue on January 31, 2017 when she was approximately seven weeks old. She had apparently been separated from her mom during a storm. A well-meaning person captured her in a bucket and kept her alive for five days…
Meet the 2 lb Rehab Rescue Bobcat named Spirit Feather July 20, 2016: Another 2am success story! When this little bobcat was separated from her mom, and found in the middle of the road, good samaritans turned her in at a clinic in the middle of the state. Who are you going to call at 10:30…
Bobcat Rescue Call in Estero FL Dec 21, 2016: When people call to report an injured bobcat I usually insist on a photo because most people can’t tell a house cat from a Florida Panther or a coyote from a bobcat. I also don’t want to waste a lot of precious time chasing my tail…
In Memory Of Chief Spotted Eye Thanksgiving night, we set out to rescue a Florida bobcat that got hit by a car. He had many injuries, but we were determined to do whatever it took to help him. Unfortunately he was suffering more than we thought, and we are saddened by him loss. Just six…
Mr. Claws Has Been Set Free Mr. Claws has done a great job of healing and preparing for life in the wild, so he was returned to the same county where he was found and set free. You can help us rescue, rehab and release bobcats, like Mr. Claws with the purchase of this fun, new…
“I’ll pay you $500.00 if you will turn around and go back to help DNR rescue that bobcat!” I was desperate, because I know how most of the staff, at Department of Natural Resources agencies across America, feel about bobcats. They are just competitors to the hunters who want to shoot the “game” animals themselves….
Poseidon Bobcat Rescued in Port Charlotte Rescued 2/16/2016 10:40 PM 3504 Ogden St Port Charlotte, FL Died 2/19/2016 I would have thought that time had stood still because Jamie was poised, net in the air, leaning impossibly into the space between us on one foot, and she had stopped moving. Interns, Martin and Devin had…
Phoenix and Captiva (Warning to chicken lovers, there is a photo on the page of the bobcat eating a chick. These chicks arrive frozen and are the byproduct of the egg industry. All male chicks are usually disposed of at birth. We buy them to feed our cats because whole prey is the most wholesome…
It’s not even 2 days into the new year and I got another bobcat call. I was on my way in to work when I got a call from our Gift Shop that a man had walked in and asked if we were missing a bobcat. I’m always surprised at how many Floridians don’t know that…
Happy Holidays from Big Cat Rescue We have so much to be thankful for; wonderful people like you who help ensure that our big cats stay fed, our AdvoCats all around the world who work for laws to end the abuse of big cats, our Big Cat Rescuers who donate their time to caring…