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Posts Tagged "Lynx rufus"

Bobcat

Posted on Feb 8, 2017

Bobcat

They say any evening you spend with a Bobcat is a good evening – okay, maybe they don’t, but I did, and I do, so here’s a photo of a Bobcat that I took about an hour ago after sunset. What a magnificent creature! We will be buried in snow tomorrow in Connecticut, and I hope it comes back to play then. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator

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Bobcat

Posted on Mar 9, 2016

Bobcat

Here’s a guest post from our friend Tyler Christensen, RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser’s partner in running the Nicoya Peninsula Avian Research Station (NPARS) in Costa Rica and a fellow researcher. Although they are more abundant in neighboring Pennsylvania and New York, Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are endangered in my home state of New Jersey. Lately I have been putting a lot of effort into trying to photograph bobcats in the northern part of the state. To accomplish this, I converted my DSLR cameras into motion-activated camera traps. For weeks this cat avoided my cameras, but nearby...

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