I would love to see and get a photo of a bobcat. It would be on my website so fast it would make my head spin, but would I want to be a chauffeur for it? I don't think so! I love see wildlife but I want to be safe. There is a reason it called ‘wildlife’. I would NEVER put a wild animal in my car!
I recently heard on the radio that a Colorado mother found a wounded bobcat beside the road, wrapped it in a towel and put it beside her infant child in the back seat. Bobcats are about 47.5 to 125 cm (18.7 to 49 in) long and up to 18 kg (34 pounds) and have been known to take down a deer. Is this the kind of animal you want next to your meal-sized kid? At least the child was in a car seat. (Safety first, you know). The woman then phoned a shocked Colorado Parks and Wildlife official asking what to do next. Wisely, the official told her to grab her child and get the ‘beep’ out of the car. When the official arrived at the car, the bobcat was too badly hurt to recover and had to be put down. I wonder if the Colorado woman was hoping to win a ‘Darwin Award.’ (See darwinawards.com for more info.)
If you ever find a wild animal that you think needs assistance, please DO NOT TOUCH IT! Call the wildlife experts in your area. Otherwise, the result could be tragic for you.
Did not have a picture of a Bobcat but I did find this etching of it at the Lynn Valley Cannon Ecology Centre in North Vancouver.(If you are in North Vancouver, i would advice to check it out. it is amazing) One day I hope to replace it with a real picture of the Bobcat.