Eastern Canada has been hammered by snowstorms this winter and the extra snow is making survival difficult for some of the wildlife. In the last week, four starving bobcats were brought to a wildlife rehabilitation centre in the province of Nova Scotia. Two have since died.
Usually, this is a quiet time of year for the rescue organization. But this winter, the cages are filled with owls, seabirds and porcupines that are all struggling to find food.
Bobcats typically eat snowshoe hares, pheasants and mice, but prey now is below deep snow and ice and difficult to reach.
Once spring comes and prey begins to reappear, the shelter will release the bobcats and other healthy animals into the wild.
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