Bobcat, Lynx nursed back to health at Atlantic Wildlife Institute

The Atlantic Wildlife Institute in Cookville, New Brunswick has been busy nursing some wild felines back to health.
The institute's Pam Novak said they rehabilitated a bobcat and lynx that were recently been released, and now a second bobcat is prowling the premises.

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She said the first bobcat arrived last fall as a "tiny little thing," that would have perished in the wild.
Before it left, it grew into a high-energy animal.
"We had to kind of keep her for quite a while to raise her and to make sure she was getting her wild instincts and things back but it took a while," Novak said.

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'A lot of times with any of the wild animals you really want to give them the benefit of the doubt and see if their mother is around.' —Pam Novak

The bobcat eventually started showing signs of aggression and not wanting to be near humans — which is a great sign, Novak added.
"She finally told us it was time to go so we were happy to give her that chance."