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Rare Possible Bobcat Sighting Reported On Long Island Rare Possible Bobcat Sighting Reported On Long Island
Rare Possible Bobcat Sighting Reported On Long Island Police are searching for what could be a bobcat after receiving a report of a wild cat on Long Island. The sighting took place in Suffolk County in the area of Boulevard Avenue in West Islip around 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, July 26. Police responded to the area and the animal was not located, said the Suffolk County Police. John Di Leonardo, an anthrozoologist and president of Humane Long Island said the animal is most likely a lynx hybrid that was someone's pet and was abandoned.  "These are wild animals and not pets," said Di Leonardo. "Hopefully the animal can be caught and rehabilitated a…

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