Life Strategy
Bobcats are K selection mammals, having few children and looking after their young for up to a year.
The last population estimate for the USA is from 1981, though the IUCN (2006) considers the trend in the population to be decreasing.
Of the 42 states surveyed by Hansen (2007), only eight provided estimates of their bobcat population size ranging from an estimate 48 in Ohio to over 70,000 in California.
The last population estimate for the USA is from 1981, though the IUCN (2006) considers the trend in the population to be decreasing.
Of the 42 states surveyed by Hansen (2007), only eight provided estimates of their bobcat population size ranging from an estimate 48 in Ohio to over 70,000 in California.