In early January 2024 Mario Angeles video'd these two Lynx near Silverton, Colorado. That is a special moment, all right. Between native populations and (mainly) reintroduction, Colorao's lynx population is estimated at only 150 and 250 animals.
And while it's not a lynx — not down here in the foothills where there is little snow on the ground — the scout camera right up behind the house did pick up a Bobcat this month.
This is good bobcat habitat though, rocky and brushy, but you do not see them very often.
Just for comparison, here is a young bobcat living large at the wildlife rehabilitation center in Custer County, due to be released when the weather warms.
| Photo: Wet Mountain Wildlife |
