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If you think is is bad, you ought to see what cars, airplanes, and wind power does to wildlife. Or construction of that high speed California Railway. Or just _

If you think is is bad, you ought to see what cars, airplanes, and wind power does to wildlife. Or construction of that high speed California Railway. Or just _mowing the fricken lawn beside the highway_. /s off. This is pretty nit picky. Come on folks. Also, that's not a Bobcat. Probably best if you're going to write a sensationalized article, at least spend 5 mins to try to get your facts straight.

mattmoose21 4y ago
>Also, that's not a Bobcat. Probably best if you're going to write a sensationalized article, at least spend 5 mins to try to get your facts straight. How can you tell? Some quick google searches of Texas bobcats show similar looking cats. They do look a bit different from what I am used to in the upper midwest.
- mattmoose21 4y ago
  Looking into a bit more, the only cats that would be likely candidates that I can find would be a margay (likely too small) or an ocelot. If either were the case, I would think it would be a bigger story considering how few live in Texas.
  - exabrial 4y ago
    I'm a midwesterner and I've seen my a share of cats while outdoors... but I actually don't know what those photo is, but I'm fairly certain it's not "an endangered Bobcat". Something is off about the color and dot print, I've never seen it that prominent. Nearly every bobcat I've seen or had appear on a trailcam has much more subdued features and they're not as "orangey". They're unbelievably hard to spot with your eyes. FYI also in the midwest, anything that is wild and meows is generally referred to as "a bobcat", save the mountain lion.
    - gusgus01 4y ago
      The article actually specifically calls it out as not endangered, so not sure where your quote is from.
nonethewiser 4y ago
I thought windmills brought world peace and all environmental concerns were hoaxes?
timeon 4y ago
> If you think is is bad, you ought to see what cars, airplanes, and wind power does to wildlife. Or construction of that high speed California Railway. Or just _mowing the fricken lawn beside the highway_. Are you shifting attention from the topic here?

mattmoose21 4y ago

>Also, that's not a Bobcat. Probably best if you're going to write a sensationalized article, at least spend 5 mins to try to get your facts straight. How can you tell? Some quick google searches of Texas bobcats show similar looking cats. They do look a bit different from what I am used to in the upper midwest.

mattmoose21 4y ago
Looking into a bit more, the only cats that would be likely candidates that I can find would be a margay (likely too small) or an ocelot. If either were the case, I would think it would be a bigger story considering how few live in Texas.
- exabrial 4y ago
  I'm a midwesterner and I've seen my a share of cats while outdoors... but I actually don't know what those photo is, but I'm fairly certain it's not "an endangered Bobcat". Something is off about the color and dot print, I've never seen it that prominent. Nearly every bobcat I've seen or had appear on a trailcam has much more subdued features and they're not as "orangey". They're unbelievably hard to spot with your eyes. FYI also in the midwest, anything that is wild and meows is generally referred to as "a bobcat", save the mountain lion.
  - gusgus01 4y ago
    The article actually specifically calls it out as not endangered, so not sure where your quote is from.

nonethewiser 4y ago

I thought windmills brought world peace and all environmental concerns were hoaxes?

timeon 4y ago

> If you think is is bad, you ought to see what cars, airplanes, and wind power does to wildlife. Or construction of that high speed California Railway. Or just _mowing the fricken lawn beside the highway_. Are you shifting attention from the topic here?