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National Park Service reminds people not to pet bobcats
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| July 18, 2019
| Frank Carnevale
Posted on 07/28/2019 5:30:15 PM PDT by SJackson
ust in case you’re tempted by that adorable wild creature … don’t pet the bobcat in the park.
The National Park Service posted a public service announcement Wednesday telling people that bobcats are not pets.
They advise that visitors to the parks should resist the urge to pet and hold young bobcats, regardless of how cute they might be. They can claw and bite.
Keep wildlife wild says the park service.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission includes bobcat (Lynx rufus) on its list of wild animals in the state.
The National Park Service maintains three areas in Southwestern Pa.: Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville; Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington; and Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Cresson.
TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: bobcats; pennsylvania; wildlife
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To: dayglored; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; ...
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posted on
07/29/2019 12:52:19 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
To: Slings and Arrows
Kamala Harris is kind of a cougar so. Should we not pet her?
Asking for a friend...
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posted on
07/29/2019 1:13:24 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
To: yarddog
Years ago I bought a husqvarna chainsaw. In the owners manual, I kid you not was this warning:
"Do not attempt to stop spinning blade with hands or genitals."
CC
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posted on
07/29/2019 1:43:14 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
To: SJackson
Then there was that foolish woman in Berlin who thought it would be a good idea to jump into the polar bear enclosure to pet the cuddly animals.
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posted on
07/29/2019 2:00:15 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
To: Vendome
That’s Willie Brown’s job.
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posted on
07/29/2019 2:28:12 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
To: SJackson
Wait? You mean they aren’t pets? Should I not pet bisons, elk or cougars, too?
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posted on
07/29/2019 2:33:31 AM PDT
by
Deplorable American1776
(Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
To: SJackson
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posted on
07/29/2019 2:43:28 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: SJackson
The risk of injury petting a bobcat is so miniscule as to be near impossible since the likelyhood of even observing a bobcat is near zero
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posted on
07/29/2019 5:04:35 AM PDT
by
bert
( (KE. NP. N.C. +12)There were Democrat espionage operations on Republican candidates)
To: bert
I had a pet decented skunk about 50 yrs ago. Just like having a cat. It used a litter box.
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posted on
07/29/2019 5:16:19 AM PDT
by
oldasrocks
(Heavily Medicated for your Protection.)
To: SJackson
Bobcats lay on my porch almost daily and sleep there at night. They have lost all fear of people.
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07/29/2019 5:21:24 AM PDT
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devane617
(Text me when someone on the Left is perp walked. Now, back to watching Lassie...)
To: HighSierra5
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posted on
07/29/2019 5:54:32 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I Love Bull Markets!)
To: Vendome
Not unless you want to get riddled with her STDs.
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07/29/2019 6:29:11 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
To: SJackson
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posted on
07/29/2019 6:45:18 AM PDT
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: bert
You can go to a certain Dallas area park and have them come up to you. See my videos upthread.
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posted on
07/29/2019 6:57:01 AM PDT
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Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: ProudGRITS
Yeah, I got a Boudreaux joke about using a yankee as alligator bait.
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posted on
07/29/2019 8:27:56 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Songcraft
We lost a great gift in that songster....
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posted on
07/29/2019 8:53:58 AM PDT
by
Silentgypsy
(Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
To: ProudGRITS
We feed tourists to them.
Do you take referrals?
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posted on
07/29/2019 8:57:06 AM PDT
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Silentgypsy
(Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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To: ProudGRITS
Good to know. Gonna keep you in mind. :)
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posted on
07/29/2019 11:34:10 AM PDT
by
Silentgypsy
(Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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