Roanoke – Three orphaned bobcat kittens that arrived from different litters across southwest Virginia are healthy, playful and being prepared for a return to the wild, the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke said Thursday.
The center said the kittens have been responding well to rehabilitation and were recently moved into the facility’s bobcat enclosure, where viewers can watch them on a live camera through WSLS.com. Wildlife Center Staff have added infrared lighting to improve nighttime viewing of the mostly nocturnal animals.
“The bobcats are doing great. They have probably tripled, not quadrupled in size at this point. They’re eating the equivalent of one whole chicken a day … but they’re doing wonderful,” said Chester Leonard, Executive director of the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center. “We’ve actually moved them out to our bobcat enclosure so everyone can look at the WSLS Skycam and watch them.”…