{"id":834884,"date":"2026-05-31T15:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/834884\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T15:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:50:37","slug":"bobcat-released-back-into-the-wild-in-the-san-luis-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/834884\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcat released back into the Wild in the San Luis Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) &#8211; Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released an orphaned bobcat earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to CPW, the bobcat was found last year on a ranch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The landowner observed the bobkitten for a few days, but CPW says, the landowner never observed a mother in the area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"CPW releases an orphaned bobcat back into the wild after rehabilitation.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/F64XLOJP4RH5PK5PHTP7NP3YWM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" \/>CPW releases an orphaned bobcat back into the wild after rehabilitation.(Colorado Parks and Wildlife SW Region)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The kitten was taken in by a rehab facility in northern Colorado, who then contacted CPW rehab facility manager Michael Sirochman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">CPW says bobcats are more successful in going from rehab back to the wild when paired up. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">At the time, CPW\u2019s Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center had one other orphaned kitten from Montrose. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">CPW says it made sense to pair it up with this newly orphaned kitten.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Together, they learned how to socialize and eventually learned to hunt their own prey. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Montrose bobcat was released earlier this month, and the other was released on Wednesday, May 27.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"CPW releases an orphaned bobcat back into the wild after rehabilitation.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/YPT3HKSWTVBIPIFZRXL22IPCKY.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" \/>CPW releases an orphaned bobcat back into the wild after rehabilitation.(Colorado Parks and Wildlife SW Region)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">CPW also thanked the landowner who originally acted to save this animal only after it was clear there was no mom in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">They also thanked their private rehab partner who first took in the orphaned bobcat and coordinated with CPW to give it the best possible chance to return to the wild.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KKTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) &#8211; Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released an orphaned bobcat earlier this week. 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