Bobcats-Rehab

This creates a selection of our posts about our bobcat rehab work and is non political.

Autumn

You can find Autumn LIVE on her nest cam at BigCatTV.com! Autumn was found while still of nursing age, about 6 weeks old, by a hunter. The hunter claimed a bear was after the kitten. He fired off a shot which spooked the bear and rescued the kitten. He also reported he saw the momma…

Summer
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Summer

Female bobcat Born: Approx. July 4, 2021 Rescued by Big Cat Rescue: July 21, 2021 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge on December 29, 2023 Became a permanent resident: May 16, 2022-deemed non releasable by Dr. Boorstein and the FWC Summer is a 2.5 week old bobcat came to us on Wednesday, July 21, 2021…

Makani Bobcat

Makani was found orphaned in the Daytona area at just 6 weeks of age following a severe thunderstorm. He most likely was separated from his mom and was unable to reunite with her. His finder took him to a wildlife rehab facility in the area, however they did not have the space or resources to…

Isolde Rehab Bobcat

Isolde Rehab Bobcat

Isolde Rehab Bobcat Date of Birth: Unknown Date of Rescue: December 16, 2021 Released back to the wild: Meet our newest rescue Isolde. Isolde means ice queen in Welsh and beautiful in Celtic. Isolde is a female Florida bobcat who was found emaciated weighing just 8 pounds, dehydrated, and covered in mange.Wild Florida Rescue received…

Byrdie

DOB: Appx: April 1, 2021 Rescue Date: June 21, 2021 Release Date: April 26, 2022 Meet Byrdie  12 week old female bobcat kitten rescued today from a rural area where much of the forest had been cleared for the development of 3,500 homes in Davenport. Byrdie was very dehydrated and emaciated when she collapsed in the…

Cahira

Cahira

Cahira Bobcat Appx. DOB: 4/1/2021 Rescue Date: 5/15/2021 Release Date: 4/26/2022 In May 2021, it started raining baby bobcats with six, yes SIX, bobcat kittens arriving within 48 hours of each other! On May 4th we answered a call about a bobcat who had been hit by a car and died while the caller was…

Pia and Venkman Bobcats

Pia and Venkman Bobcats

Born: Approx: December 2020 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue: May 19,2021 Released back to the wild: 11/17/2021 This morning we took in two more bobcats! Two 6 month old kittens who were found covered in mange in South Florida. The Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida originally rescued the pair and gave them initial treatment. At…

Ambrose-Denali-Lily Bobcats

Ambrose-Denali-Lily Bobcats

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ambrose-Denali-Lily Bobcats Rescued: 5/18/2021 Died: ·         Ambrose: 6/2/2021 ·         Denali: 6/3/2021 ·         Lily: 6/5/2021   Sadly all three of these kittens died with the primary culprit being Calici virus, which is common in domestic cats but we have never seen it in wildcats before.  None of the bobcat kittens were exposed to domestic cats…

Angel Bobcat

Angel Bobcat

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Angel Bobcat Rescued: 9/14/2020 Released back to the wild: 3/18/2021   We rescued a new bobcat kitten this morning and her name is Angel. We hit the road at 3 AM this morning to pick up the 6-week-old kitten who was found all alone in the middle of the road on a rural highway….

Faith Bobcat

Faith Bobcat

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Faith the Rehab Bobcat How it all began Rescued: 12/2/2003 Released back to the wild: 4/21/2005 In 2005 Big Cat Rescue released a native bobcat back into the wild. While this is done frequently by Big Cat Rescue for bobcats who were adults when they arrived, it was the first time that we had…