Wildlife officers recently released an orphaned bobcat that had been rescued back into the wild.

According to a social media post from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), officers from the Montrose area picked up a bobcat that was found alone eating a carcass for a few days. The mother never showed up, so officers intervened.

The bobcat was taken to the Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility, and spent several months there being carted for by Michael Sirochman, a manager who CPW said has been successful rehabbing bobcat kittens.

The bobcat showed it was ready to be released back into the wild after proving it could hunt and survive on its own.

Last week, the bobcat was released back into “excellent bobcat habitat” outside of Montrose by officers and the wildlife biologist for the area.

Check out a video of the release here.

“A big thanks to Sirochman, who does such a great job caring for orphaned and injured animals and giving them a second chance at a wild life,” CPW wrote in the X post.

Learn more about bobcats and CPW’s research on them here.

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