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“The fact that we now have bobcat observations means something is going well,” said Blankenship. “The mother and kittens hung out at the same site for two weeks.”
Blankenship says this is the first time bobcats have been spotted in these locations, a signal that habitat preservation and restoration is working.
In the 1990s, habitat loss and overharvesting led to dwindling numbers of the elusive cats until efforts to save the species helped reverse course.
Today, Will County officials estimate around 5,000 bobcats exist in Illinois, although sightings are incredible infrequent, especially in northeastern Illinois.
The night-vision cameras, placed on select trees in the nature preserve, are motion activated. When triggered, the cameras take a burst of three photos at a time, day and night.
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Bobcat spotted in Will County nature preserve
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A big cat is causing some excitement in suburban Will County.
CHICAGO - A big cat is causing some excitement in suburban Will County.
A male bobcat was caught on a game camera at the Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve earlier this month.
The Will County Forest Preserves say the bobcat might be the father of a group of kittens seen with their mother in September. The bobcat was caught on my game camera walking alone along a game trail, said Becky Blankenship, the Forest Preserve’s wildlife biologist. My camera caught three pictures. I can’t tell if this individual is one from the Kankakee Sands photos.
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