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All rights reserved. Terms of Use Privacy Policy. Notifications Settings. Bobcat welcomed two male kittens last month. PIT tags are tracking devices used by researchers to monitor the cats as part of the town's Bobcat GPS tracking study, which launched in The remote barrier island has been in a race to save the bobcats since , when it was discovered that their population went from around to less than ten in just three years.
Since then, Kiawah Island has urged residents to stop using a rat poison, which has been linked to a number of bobcat deaths. According to KiawahIsland.
This information is used to pinpoint specific areas or habitat types on the island that are of vital importance to bobcats and to update the Bobcat Management Guidelines for the island. This plan provides suggestions and recommendations to all island entities and property owners regarding creation, preservation, and improvement of bobcat habitat. Process We use a bantam rooster in a separate and safe enclosure to lure a bobcat into a cage trap.
The bobcat is sedated, measured, and outfitted with a GPS collar.
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