Bobcat Sightings In Ohio 2025

Bobcat Sightings In Ohio 2025. Bobcats at the Fernald Preserve Department of Energy Once thought to be extinct in Ohio, bobcats are slowly making a return to southern and eastern Ohio.Stay informed about Columbus and central Ohio news, weath. Bobcats have begun to rebound in Ohio — even in Northeast Ohio

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Bobcat sighting reports provide a means for the Ohio Division of Wildlife to track From 1850 through the 1960s, there were occasional reports of bobcats, mainly in eastern Ohio

Bobcat Spotted Prowling Along C&O Canal in The Hoya

In July 2014, the bobcat was removed from the list of Ohio endangered and threatened species.In 2017 — the last year a summary report of verified sightings was published — Ohio had 499. Occasional sightings began ramping up in the early 2000s, as bobcat populations in neighboring states made their way back to Ohio, according to data from 1970 to 2020 Ohio Bobcat Sightings Report September 2021 Bobcats historically occurred in Ohio but were extirpated by the mid-1800s due to habitat loss and overharvest

Bobcat spotted in Summit County; what does it mean for Northeast Ohio. Ohio Bobcat Sightings Report September 2021 Bobcats historically occurred in Ohio but were extirpated by the mid-1800s due to habitat loss and overharvest According to the ODNR, data shows that bobcat populations are "thriving and expanding in Ohio with more than 500 confirmed sightings by the Ohio Division of Wildlife annually from 2019 to 2021."

Bobcats sightings in Ohio are rare, but up in recent years. The park's cameras picked up bobcats in 2021 and 2022, marking some of their first sightings in Cuyahoga County and Ohio since the 1800s, says. Allen McGrew, a geology professor at the University of Dayton and a member of the Beaver Creek Wetlands Association, was the one that made the recent sighting and reported it to the the state