Connecticut Bobcat Project
As part of a DEEP Bobcat Research Project — initiated in the fall of 2017 — GPS collars were placed on 50 bobcats throughout the state.
These collars have been collecting and transmitting important data about Connecticut’s bobcat population. All of the collars are programmed to automatically detach from the animals on August 1, 2018. Once that happens, Wildlife Division staff will be working diligently to recover the collars which will still be transmitting signals from throughout the state.
If anyone happens to find a collar in their yard or while walking in the woods please contact the DEEP Wildlife Division at 860-424-3045 and DEEP will make arrangements to retrieve it from you. You may also call ACO Zulkeski (203)431-2711.
Finding the detached collars using telemetry equipment is a huge undertaking and any assistance from the public is greatly appreciated.
The collars look similar to the one pictured.
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