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Dead bobcat found on Garden Island, 1960

Also 1960 Garden Island bobcat report

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TypeEvent
Date1960-06
WithinGarden Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1960-06
Kind
Conservation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
environmentconservationcommunity
Within
Garden Island

Summary

A Conservation Officer found a dead bobcat on Garden Island, according to the June 1960 Beaver Beacon.

Evidence and limits

The notice is a brief observation and does not establish the cause of death or the status of bobcats on the island.

Open questions

  • Do conservation records preserve a field report or specimen identification?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports that a Conservation Officer found a dead bobcat on Garden Island; it gives no cause of death, specimen disposition, or population context.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Dead bobcat found on Garden Island, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/dead-bobcat-found-on-garden-island-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, conservation notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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