Baby bobcat found after Lee County brush fire taken to CROW

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A follow-up to a story many of you have been following on the WINK News Facebook page.

A bobcat kitten with its fur slightly singed was found Friday as crews monitored a brush fire near State Road 82.

WINK News learned Florida Fish and Wildlife rescued the bobcat Monday. Unfortunately, the kitten’s mom did not find him.

Firefighters say the bobcat was a little dehydrated, but is doing well.

The bobcat will be taken to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW).