TPW TV -- BOBCAT CITY, 2: Wild kitties in the cities of 
Dallas and Fort Worth ... details on Passport to Texas 
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This is Passport to Texas

Bobcats don't fit the description of "city slicker." Yet, in a 
new TPW PBS TV segment airing this week, you'll discover 
these felines are becoming a common site in the Dallas-
Fort Worth area.

04 -- The allure of cats and their strength and their stealth - 
they're pretty fascinating.
 
Graduate student, Julie Golla, works with TPW to examine 
how bobcats move in a city. She's trying to understand 
the way they use available habitat in an urban setting to 
make a living. But first she has to trap them.

10 -- I thought we were going to have a hard time finding cats to 
catch in these really urban spots; but there's no shortage of 
bobcats, and I think people will be surprised.

Once trapped, a team gathers, and they sedate the 
animals, take their vitals, and collect other data

15 -- You want to get good, solid information, because this is a 
lot of work that goes into every bobcat we catch. It's always 
stressful doing this because you take the animal's well-being 
into your hands when you work with them like this. But, we did 
everything right and everything went really well. He's doing 
great right now.

The wild cat gets a GPS tracking collar before release.

Watch Julie Golla and TPW Wildlife biologists trap and 
track bobcats in the DFW area this week on the Texas 
Parks and Wildlife PBS TV show. 

The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program supports 
our series, and is funded by your purchase of fishing and 
hunting equipment and motor boat fuel ... For Texas Parks 
and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 


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