Now that winter is upon us, it may seem like there is less urban wildlife around. But there’s a chance to spot some really cool mammals like the one for this week’s observation. Here we see a bobcat in a back alley chasing a hare!
Just caught a short video of this beautiful bobcat in Northwest Calgary on my cell phone. #urbanwildlife (ps the snowshoe hare chased at the end got away…) pic.twitter.com/NlKHZxHp0j
— Amanda Melin (@AMelinLab) November 25, 2019
Thanks to LITC contributor Mason Stothart for catching this tweet!
Do you have a photo or video of an urban species doing something unusual? What about a rare plant or animal that you were surprised to find in a city? If so, let Lindsay know or Tweet at us and you could be featured as a future observation of the week!
I am interested in urban ecology and evolution. Urbanization can have drastic impacts on local ecosystems, both negative and positive, and creates a new environment for organisms to experience. To understand the impacts that urbanization plays on organisms, I look through the lense of population genetics and molecular evolution.
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