Wild bobcat making remarkable recovery after getting hit by car
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In February, Tracie Young, director of the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center in Pennsylvania, received an unforgettable phone call. A game warden asked if the center in southeastern Pennsylvania had room for a bobcat that had been hit and dragged by a car. Photographs on Facebook of the incident are horrific, capturing the wild feline with its head jammed in the vehicle’s grill. Young said yes, but with little hopes that the bobcat would survive the drive. A game warden called in the injured bobcat after it had been mistakenly hit and dragged by a car. Image: Tracie Young/Raven Ridge Wildlife Center. Despite her expectations, the cat made it to the facility, though it was clear it was suffering severely. The team needed to get X-rays to really understand the nature of its injuries. But it was a Sunday, and the nearby veterinary practice was closed until the next morning. A fortunate series of connections thus leapt into action. Young …
