Wild Cats In Indiana

More than a dozen people in Indiana have state permits to keep a total of 14 tigers leopards bobcats cougars and servals as pets.

Wild cats in indiana. 2641 inches long minus the tail which is 47 inches Weight. Community cats do not easily or may never adapt to living as pets in close contact with people. And while shes still a bit timid not being used to indoor life shes not feral like her mom and grandma cats.

On the other hand though now and again a. Bobcats the only resident native wild cat in indiana are common in southern and parts of central indiana and increasing in northern indiana. These low population levels landed them on the states endangered species list in 1969 where they remained until 2005.

Most wild cat species are proficient climbers often entering the trees either to rest hunt or to seek refuge from predators. Indiana has historically been home to bobcats but unregulated take and habitat loss caused their numbers to drop by the mid-1900s. They are rarely seen because of their ability to blend into their surroundings and move silently.

Long ear tufts short bobbed tail with a completely black tip large paws and long hind legs. From southern Canada through most of. The reduction of feral cat euthanasia has drastically decreased from 600 cats in 2003 to ZERO in 2016 because of our efforts.

Some people as the stories in Davids book demonstrate suggest that perhaps the ABCs were escapees from zoos etc. This rescue operation houses over 170 lions tigers. Community cats are not accustomed to contact with people and are typically too fearful and wild to be handled.

Bobcats the only resident native wild cat in Indiana are common in southern and parts of central Indiana and increasing in northern Indiana. Similar in appearance to a bobcat. On the farm in the 80s we had a very special breed of feral cats.