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Mark Vieira, CPW Carnivore and Furbearer Program ManagerGrand Junction PWC meeting, May 9-10, 2019
BOBCAT STATUS AND MANAGEMENT
Annual Mortality Density
Harvest Gender
Composition
Harvest per
Successful Unit Effort
Prey Abundance
CPW Manager
Knowledge &
Judgment
Bobcat Management Guidelines
Colorado Harvest Management
• Regulated season Dec 1- Feb 28• Season closes 2 months before young are born• Restrictive methods of take
Conclusions
•Management guidelines continue to indicate a stable population
•No need to change current management
There is no biological evidence that bobcat hunting or trapping should be reduced or prohibited to maintain
a sustainable population at any scale in Colorado
Colorado Lynx ReintroductionPrimary Goal: To establish a self-sustaining, viable population of lynx in the state
Released 218 lynx from 1999-2006
Eric Odell, Species Conservation Program Manager
– Most reintroduced lynx have remained in Colorado
– Lynx have strong dispersal capabilities
– Some have moved into lynx habitat in other states
Lynx Establishment and Dispersal
Minimizing Incidental Take
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreement– Allows for incidental take of up to 4 lynx annually– Livestock producers and bobcat hunters
• Receive information on lynx identification• What to do if kill, capture or have problems
with a lynx– Public information
• Information on the lynx reintroduction• How to distinguish between a lynx and a bobcat