Late winter time is when many animals are beginning to get more frisky, as the snow begins to melt and more sunlight is experienced. Here we see a local fox, coyote and bobcat that are using a narrow wildlife corridor that crosses a state highway. The bobcat can be seen going through the frozen culvert! Notice the thick winter coat on the bobcat. These furbearer are essential to any healthy ecosystem. Predators like red and gray fox help keep rodent populations down thus preventing disease.
In the absence of larger native predators like mountain lion, gray wolf and Canada lynx, the bobcat and coyote have become Vermont's primary apex predators. That could very well change with the natural recolonization of wolves to the northeast which is expected soon as the animals spread farther south from Canada where their populations are strong.
Негізгі бет Fabulous February Furbearers!
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