About
As bobcats were becoming more common throughout Connecticut, we initiated this project to learn about how bobcats live in close proximity to people.
A goal of the Connecticut Bobcat Project is to determine bobcat distribution and occupany patterns throughout the entire state. Connecticut is predominately covered in forests while the majority of the developed landscape throughout the state is classified as exurban housing density. An intermixed ecosystem is an urban ecosystem mixed with a natural ecosystem such as a forest or wetland. Ecosystems in Connecticut are intermixed ecosystems. In 2018 we set cameras in 28 towns across a housing gradient. We captured more bobcat photos than expected. We moved cameras into suburban and urban areas in 2019 with the goal of determining how urban is too urban for bobcats. We stopped collecting photos in December 2019 and are now focused on analyzing the data. |
After A Two-Year Camera Study, We Collected Over 1,000,000 Photos!!!
Bobcats were unexpectedly found throughout rural, exurban, and suburban housing densities, revealing they are adapting well and as they continue to recolonize Connecticut. |