Skip the Bobcat Rescue I was right in the middle of sending an email to LaWanna about some promotions she was dreaming up for the ChatBigCats.com site when Honey Wayton, our gift shop manager called and relayed an urgent message. A woman had called to say they had found a bobcat alongside the…
Big Cats Cool Off with Refreshing Treats Summertime is here once again and the big cats received a very special treat to help them beat the heat. Watermelons make great enrichment toys for the cats. Their oblong shape makes them roll around unpredictably which drives the cats bonkers and once the mysterious green orb…
Rufus the Baby Bobcat Kitten Est DOB 10/1/11 – 4/26/2012 Rufus the blind bobcat kitten was believed to have been hit by a car on Dec 4th in South Carolina. He weighed just 4.2lbs, had a broken jaw, split canine and was comatose. After he woke up from the coma he was pretty loopy,…
Bobcat Cam Draws 49000 Views in 2 Weeks TAMPA – Rescuing stray cats is nothing new for Nici and Skip Haerter, but their latest rescue is no ordinary cat. “I love animals and there was never a question in my mind. I’d do whatever it took,” Nici said. While driving down Highway 46 in Sorrento,…
Injured bobcat rescued along S.R. 46 licking wounds at Tampa facility (Big Cat Rescue) January 13, 2011|By Christine Show, Orlando Sentinel It was just another ho-hum drive along State Road 46 when Nici Haerter caught an unusual sighting: a bobcat nestled in a field. A cat lover, Haerter quickly pulled over. “I thought, ‘wow, I…
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BOBCAT HIT BY CAR & SURVIVES! Also see the video on Bellona here A call comes in at 6:15 am from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s department: A bus driver named Mary who drives for Independent Day School saw a bobcat in the middle of Linebaugh Av. near Nixon Road. She was able to nudge the…
Bobcat Hit By Car Recovering at Big Cat Rescue Bobcat Hit By 3 Cars Recovering at Big Cat Rescue: October 30, 2009 at 4:00 Dr. Deborah L. Sullivan of the Suncoast Veterinary Care Center called Big Cat Rescue reporting that a good Samaritan had retrieved a bobcat who had been hit on SR 54 and…
Sheera Female Bobcat DOB 6/12/95 Sheera is one of our most reclusive southern bobcats. Her cat-a-tat is located far from the main tour path to allow her the privacy she prefers. She is best seen at feeding time, but then only from a distance, since she will wait until her food has been put in…