{"id":163364,"date":"2025-09-17T14:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/163364\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:49:11","slug":"bobcat-sightings-rise-in-cedar-rapids-top-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/163364\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcat sightings rise in Cedar Rapids | Top Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Residents in Cedar Rapids have been reporting more bobcat sightings recently.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa \u2014 Residents in Cedar Rapids have been reporting more bobcat sightings recently.<\/p>\n<p>The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) attributes this rise to a decrease in trapping and other conservation efforts. Experts note that bobcats are particularly drawn to towns along rivers, where they find suitable hunting habitats.<\/p>\n<p>The DNR reported that bobcats were nearly extinct in Iowa for many years. However, there was a larger population in Missouri. Thanks to conservation efforts in Iowa, the animals are making their way north once again.<\/p>\n<p>The DNR advises people to appreciate bobcats from a distance and to keep pets closely monitored outdoors. They also encourage residents to report any bobcat sightings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Residents in Cedar Rapids have been reporting more bobcat sightings recently. &#13; &#13; CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa \u2014&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[15628,15825,13014,99006,79,201,23885],"class_list":{"0":"post-163364","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-bobcat","9":"tag-cedar-rapids","10":"tag-iowa","11":"tag-iowa-dnr","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-wildlife","14":"tag-wildlife-conservation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}