NEWSLINK: Bobcat spotted in Glenville section of Greenwich

A Glenville resident got a surprise visit from a bobcat late last week.


The photo he took depicts what appears to be a bobcat streaking across his backyard.


The bobcat population has been growing for the past several decades, and the sighting of a big cat in Greenwich should not come as a surprise, said Pat Sesto, the town’s director of environmental affairs.


She said there was no immediate concern for public safety.


“Bobcats and people rarely, if ever, have contact. They stay clear of us,” she said. Small pets, especially domestic cats, can be viewed as prey, so it was advisable to keep them indoors at night.

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