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Woolf, A.; Hubert Jr., G.F.
Status and management of bobcats in the United States over three decades: 1970s-1990s
1998 Wildlife Society Bulletin (26): 287-293
We review the status of the bobcat _(Lynx rufus)_ spanning 3 decades, the 1970s through the 1990s, and take speculative look ahead. We rely on information available from published reports and workshops to describe historical trends and status in the 1970s and 1980s. Our 1996 summary is based on a survey of state agency furbearer biologists in the 48 conterminous United States, which requested their "expert" opinion on the status of the bobcat and its management. We focused on the Midwest, especially Illinois, to evaluate possible impacts of land use and other anthropogenic influences on current bobcat populations and to speculate on the outlook for the species as we approach the 21st century.
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