Two baby bobcats at the Wildlife Care Center in Saratoga, California – Courtesy of Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
These two incredible animals are bobkittens, and they’re lucky to be alive.
They are 2 of 4 baby bobcats rescued within days of each other, from as many as 3 different mothers—all of whom either died, or lost or abandoned the kittens.
Now living together at the Saratoga Wildlife Care Center, they have a fighting chance of surviving to adulthood and passing on their genes, something which would have seemed impossible not long ago.
The kittens were discovered miles apart in California state. 2 were found in Kern whose mother had died from a fall, another was found in Carmel, and the last in Concord—all within a short space of time.
The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA received calls about the situations and managed to collect all 4 under their roof at Saratoga Center, where they were cleared of parasites and given a natural meat diet in special recovery facilities.
“They have a large enclosure where they’re conditioning, they’re building muscle, they’re learning how to pounce on things,” Kinney said. “They’re very curious. We give them enrichment to keep their little bobcat brains going strong.”
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Kinney and her team are doing a great job ensuring that care doesn’t cross over into realm of caring, and potentially rendering them unfit for return to the wild.
As of now, they remain quite leery of people, as they should, and are set for introduction as semi-adults into the wild in October.
Kinney says if you see a mewling bobkitten somewhere you shouldn’t immediately run to its aid. She recommends calling your nearest wildlife rescue outfit, which will typically ask some questions such as whether or not you’ve seen its mother or how long it has been there.
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