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WILDLIFE ON KIAWAH ISLAND
BOBCAT GPS RESEARCH PROJECT DATA
The Town of Kiawah Island, in partnership with the Kiawah Conservancy, initiated a Bobcat GPS study in 2007. Over
the last 3 years, more than 30,000 individual locations of bobcats have been collected from 23 different bobcats.
This page provides links to view the complete location data for all 10 of the bobcats captured during 2009. In
addition, location data from our six 2010 bobcats are available below and will be updated every few weeks during
the year. Check back often for new information.
Town of Kiawah Island
21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
(843) 768-9166
21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
(843) 768-9166
2010 BOBCATS
2009 BOBCATS
* February 17, 2010 - Sixth bobcat fitted with GPS collar. This adult female was first captured in 2004
as a juvenile and fitted with a VHF collar. This year she was captured near Bass Pond and fitted with collar
500. Collar currently not working.
* February 8, 2010 - Fifth bobcat fitted with GPS collar. This adult
female was first captured in March 2009 as a juvenile and not collared. This year she was captured near
the Beach Club and fitted with collar 400. Den found 5-10-10. View Location Data.
* February 5, 2010 - Fourth
bobcat fitted with GPS collar. This adult female was first collared in 2008 as cat 165.150. This year she was captured
in the Preserve and fitted with collar 190. View Location Data.
* January 31, 2010 - Third bobcat fitted with GPS collar. This female was first captured in March of 2009 as a juvenile and not collared. This year she was captured near Forestay Ct and fitted with GPS collar, 220. View Location Data. Den found 4-6-10 (View Video).
* January 18,
2010 - Second bobcat fitted with GPS collar. Adult Male Bobcat 270 from 2009 was recaptured at Vanderhorst Plantation.
He was fitted with a new collar, 170. View Location Data.
* January 10, 2010 - First bobcat fitted with GPS collar.
Adult Male Bobcat 070 from 2009 was recaptured on Captain Sam's Spit. He was fitted with a new collar, 320. View Location
Data.
NOTE: To view the GPS data you will be prompted to download the Google Earth Plug In. It will take several minutes but please allow it to complete. You will only have to download it once.
(Click on links below to view data)
010 - Adult male, home range includes most of Kiawah Island and parts of Seabrook Island
030 - Adult male, home range is the eastern portion of Kiawah Island. Hit and killed by a car on Glossy Ibis on February 15, 2010.
050 - Adult male, home range is Cassique and Seabrook Island. Hit and killed by a car on the exterior Kiawah Island Parkway on November 24, 2009.
070 - Adult male, home range is the western portion of Kiawah Island. Recaptured in 2010 and fitted with collar 320.
090 - Adult female, home range is the western portion of Kiawah Island. She had 3 kittens during 2009, 2 of which were captured and released during 2010 trapping. Collar stopped working early.
110 - Adult male, home range is the Preserve and Falcon Point areas of Kiawah Island.
130 - Adult female, home range is the central portion of Kiawah Island. Had 2 kittens during 2009. Collar stopped working early.
150 - Adult male, home range is Seabrook Island and parts of southern Johns Island.
220 - Adult female, home range is Cougar Island and the Ocean Course golf course. The cat was previously fitted with a collar during 2008. Collar stopped working early.
270 - Adult male, home range is the western and central portions of Kiawah Island and parts of Seabrook Island. Collar stopped working early. Recaptured in 2010 and fittted with collar 170.
030 - Adult male, home range is the eastern portion of Kiawah Island. Hit and killed by a car on Glossy Ibis on February 15, 2010.
050 - Adult male, home range is Cassique and Seabrook Island. Hit and killed by a car on the exterior Kiawah Island Parkway on November 24, 2009.
070 - Adult male, home range is the western portion of Kiawah Island. Recaptured in 2010 and fitted with collar 320.
090 - Adult female, home range is the western portion of Kiawah Island. She had 3 kittens during 2009, 2 of which were captured and released during 2010 trapping. Collar stopped working early.
110 - Adult male, home range is the Preserve and Falcon Point areas of Kiawah Island.
130 - Adult female, home range is the central portion of Kiawah Island. Had 2 kittens during 2009. Collar stopped working early.
150 - Adult male, home range is Seabrook Island and parts of southern Johns Island.
220 - Adult female, home range is Cougar Island and the Ocean Course golf course. The cat was previously fitted with a collar during 2008. Collar stopped working early.
270 - Adult male, home range is the western and central portions of Kiawah Island and parts of Seabrook Island. Collar stopped working early. Recaptured in 2010 and fittted with collar 170.