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JWM: Bobcats are the main predators of Pacific martens

March 24, 2022

Bobcats are the main predators of Pacific martens in northern California, according to research on the causes of death for the small weasels. Like spotted owls (Strix occidentalis), Pacific martens (Martes caurina) are forest dependent, …

Joshua Rapp Learn

TWS2021: Pythons limit bobcat presence in Everglades

November 5, 2021

A high density of Burmese pythons limits the number of bobcats likely to appear on tree islands—patches of high, dry ground that serve as refuge for terrestrial diversity—in the Florida Everglades. In research that will …

Spotlight

The May issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

May 18, 2021

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and conservation, focusing on aspects …

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Fund helps research into disorder killing Florida panthers

April 12, 2021

A grant from the Fish & Wildlife Foundation will help scientists’ efforts to understand a puzzling disorder affecting Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) and bobcats (Lynx rufus). The $150,000 grant, funded through “Conserve Wildlife Florida” …

Dana Kobilinsky

For some carnivores, half their diet comes from human food

October 28, 2020

Human food comprises up to half the diet of carnivores living close to people, researchers found, which can have consequences for the individuals and the ecosystem. “A lot of us have pursued this line of …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wild Cam: Do predators ambush at underpasses?

November 5, 2019

Predators like coyotes and bobcats may actively use underpasses to ambush prey species seeking safe passage under highways. Preliminary camera research on wildlife populations in the Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area in California has found that …

Joshua Rapp Learn

JWM: Bobcats recolonize Iowa, but farms remain obstacles

September 4, 2019

Bobcats are steadily recolonizing the southern third of Iowa after being extirpated from the state for decades, according to new research. “It highlights that bobcats are highly adaptable,” said Dawn Reding, an associate professor of …

Dana Kobilinsky

Human presence creates fear response in predators

August 9, 2019

For large carnivores, humans are the primary predator. So do these species respond fearfully to humans the way prey normally does in the presence of predators? In a study published in Ecology Letters, researchers set …

FYI News

Bobcat hunting, trapping to continue in Colorado

May 14, 2019

Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners have voted down a citizen petition that would have outlawed the hunting and trapping of bobcats (Lynx rufus). State biologists say the species is stable enough to allow for the …

Conservation News

WSB study: How do you study elusive bobcats? Ask hunters

August 5, 2016

When it comes to monitoring elusive wildlife, the simple approach is sometimes best. Researchers in New Hampshire have found that hunter surveys are a reliable tool for studying bobcats (Lynx rufus), yielding solid data even …

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