A bobcat caught in a fence in Stuart is back in the wild
Martin County deputies, Animal Services, and wildlife officers freed a female bobcat from a barbed-wire fence. She got a clean bill of health at a wildlife hospital and was released near where she was found.
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Martin County deputies, Animal Services, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers freed a female bobcat that was caught in a barbed-wire fence in Stuart, WQCS reported. A wildlife hospital gave her a clean bill of health, and she was released near the spot where she was found. The rescue ended with that release, close to the fence, after the hospital check.
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A female bobcat got caught in a barbed-wire fence in Stuart, Florida, WQCS reported. Deputies from Martin County, Animal Services, and officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission freed her. A wildlife hospital checked her and gave her a clean bill of health, meaning the staff did not find an injury that kept her from going back outside. She was released near the place where she was found. The rescue is that sequence: free her, check her, and let her go close to home.
- Why release a wild animal near where it was found instead of far away?
- Who has to work together when a wild cat is stuck in a fence?
- What does a clean bill of health mean before an animal is let go?
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