Female Bobcat Rescued 1/22/2022 Approx date of birth 7/2021 Date of death 1/31/2024 Became a permanent resident: May 16, 2022-deemed non releasable by Dr. Boorstein and the FWC Winter Bobcat was rescued 1/22/2022 in New Tampa after a caller reported a very skinny, disoriented, shaking, wobbling bobcat in their driveway. Watch her rescue video below. …
Kamau (meaning quiet warrior), (pronounced “come out” without the “t”) rehab bobcat Male bobcat Approx age 1.5-2 years old Rescued June 3, 2023 Release back to the wild: July 25, 2023 June 3, 2023 New bobcat alert, by Jamie Veronica ~ This young adult bobcat was found lying on the side of a busy highway this morning….
Kekoa (pronounced Keh-Ko-a), Hawaiian for “the warrior” Male Date of birth: May 24, 2022 Date of arrival: July 23, 2022 Date of release back to the wild: December 8, 2022 INCOMING REHAB BOBCAT ALERT! Meet our newest rehab bobcat Kekoa (pronounced Keh-Ko-a Hawaiian for “the warrior”). Kekoa was found under a car in a parking…
Female bobcat Rescued 02/13/2022Approx date of birth: 2016 Became a permanent resident: April 6, 2022-deemed unreleaseable by Dr. Boorstein and the FWC Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge November 30, 2023 Val (short for Valentine) was rescued today after being shot by a farmer yesterday for killing their chickens. She also has a lame front…
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…
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…
[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…
[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….
[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…
Papi (pronounced Poppy) Bobcat was too imprinted on people during the weeks he was held by a couple who thought they were raising a feral cat. He was sent to Big Cat Rescue for rehab and release back to the wild when he’s big enough.