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| Lovallo, M.J. | |
| Bobcat management in Pennsylvania (2013-2022) | |
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The bobcat (_Lynx rufus_) is a terrestrial mesocarnivore inhabiting forest ecosystems and human-altered landscapes throughout Pennsylvania. Public attitudes concerning bobcats and bobcat abundance, distribution, and management have changed dramatically during the last 100 years. Bobcats were considered "vermin" during the early 1900s and a bounty system was established to reduce bobcat populations. Although the bounty system was terminated in 1938, bobcats were unprotected and widely persecuted until classified as a furbearer in 1970. This reclassification empowered the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) to set regulations to manage bobcat populations. Under the management of the PGC, bobcat populations have expanded numerically and geographically throughout the commonwealth. A report entitled "Status and Management of the Bobcat in Pennsylvania" was prepared during 2000 to guide bobcat management activity throughout the Commonwealth. Since 2000, hunters and trappers have been provided the unique opportunities to harvest a bobcat under a highly conservative harvest management program. This plan expands on previous bobcat management activities and provides a comprehensive framework for bobcat management in the Commonwealth. Successful implementation of this plan will maintain bobcat populations at desired levels, conserve bobcat populations for future generations, and insure sustainable bobcat harvest opportunities. |
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