Naturally Kiawah Magazine Volume 32 | Page 11

Mammals We have come to view bobcats as one of the iconic species of Kiawah. However, the 1975 ERC report stated that it “is, unfortunately, very limited in abundance.” And, at that time, they were restricted to the woodlands on the western end of the Island. Forty years after the original report we now see bobcats regularly all over the Island, and TOKI biologists have carried out extensive research on the an