WILDLIFE ON KIAWAH ISLAND

MEET THE 2012 BOBCATS

The Town of Kiawah Island, in partnership with the Kiawah Conservancy, initiated a Bobcat GPS study in 2007.  Over the last 7 years, more than 50,000 individual GPS locations have been collected from 46 different bobcats. View 2009-2010 Bobcat Location Data.  View 2011 Bobcat Location Data.
 
Trapping for the 2012 season was conducted January 18-23, March 12-13, and April 1-3, 2012.  This page provides details on each bobcat captured.
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Town of Kiawah Island
21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
(843) 768-9166
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* Janaury 18, 2012 - This 2-year old female (13 lbs, 7 oz) was captured in the Preserve.  She was adopted by Joy and Kevin Cox at the 9th Annual Bobcat Ball and has been named "Cassie".  She was PIT tagged as a kitten in 2010 and is the offspring of Bobcat 350.
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* Janaury 18, 2012 - This adult female (15 lbs, 9 oz) was captured on Flyway Drive. She was adopted by Joanne and Morgan Morton at the 9th Annual Bobcat Ball and has been named "McKenzie".  She was also collared during 2011 as Bobcat 900.
* January 18, 2012 - This young female (12 lbs, 1 oz) was captured on Cougar Island.  She was too small to collar and was released.
* January 19, 2012 - This adult female (17 lbs, 4 oz) was captured on Curlew Court.  She was fitted with Collar 350.  This bobcat was collared during 2008 (Bobcat 150) and 2010 (Bobcat 190).  She is also the mother of Bobcat 200.
* January 19, 2012 - This adult female (14 lbs, 2 oz) was captured on Willet Island and fitted with Collar 400.
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* January 20, 2012 - This juvenile male (13 lbs, 8 oz) was captured near Forestay Court.  He was too small to collar and was released.
* January 20, 2012 -  This adult female (15 lbs, 8 oz) was captured on Flyway Drive and fitted with Collar 250.  She was also collared during 2011 as Bobcat 800.
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* January 23, 2012 - This adult female (14 lbs) was captured near Beachwalker Park and fiited with Collar 450.  
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View Location Data
Cassie    250    McKenzie    350    400    450   600    750    800
* January 23, 2012 - This adult male was captured on Flyway Drive.  He was collared during 2011 as Bobcat 750.  He was not fitted with a collar and was released. 
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* March 13, 2012 - This 2-year old female (13 lbs) was captured on Burroughs Hall and fitted with Collar 800. 
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* March 13, 2012 - This 2-year old female (15 lbs, 6 oz) was captured on Captain Sam's spit and fitted with Collar 600.  This bobcat was PIT tagged as a kitten in 2010 and is the offspring of Bobcat 220 from 2010. 
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* April 2, 2012 - This adult male (22 lbs, 11 oz) was captured on Captain Sam's spit and fitted with Collar 750.  The collar was provided by the BBC Natural History Unit and the work-up was filmed for the show "Deadly 60".