A bobcat den was found inside a cavity of an oak tree in a Southern California fire burn zone, according to biologists, who say bobcat “denning” in trees is unusual and that this location was likely chosen because much of the natural habitat was destroyed.
Bobcat “denning” in a tree is unusual, according to biologist Joanne Moriarty.
Their dens are usually found in hollow areas of thick chaparral or coastal sage or in woodrat nests made of piles of sticks and leaves. Scientists believe the bobcat used the cavity because little vegetation has grown since the Woolsey Fire ravaged the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills, the park service said Thursday.
The mother was first captured in the Simi Hills more than a year after the fire. A radio tracking collar was placed on her and she was given the designation B-370 in the study of how bobcats survive in a region where wilderness is fragmented by urban development.“Then I look up into this little tiny hole in the tree, and her face is just poking out at me," she said.
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