Bobcat sightings are on the rise, if social media postings are an indication.
Âé¶čAV resident Jeff Ingram had just seen a story about a bobcat and thought it would be âcool to wake up toâ his own surveillance system catching an image of a big cat.
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âWe generally capture deer, raccoons, and the neighbourhood cats strolling through our front yard on the security camera a few times a week,â he said, adding âsure enough it came by at 3:45 a.m.â
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Given the returns on that passing thought, he decided to throw another idea into the universe.
âYou know what else would be cool,â he said. âWinning the lottery⊠just putting it out there.â
During the last rash of bobcat sightings, a biologist at UBC Okanagan said the cats tend to come down from the mountains because of all the snow.
âBobcats love small pets and are pushed into town this time of year because of the deep snow higher up,â TJ Gooliaff said.
âI would just recommend keeping your pets indoors while he is hanging around.â
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