The almost daily sighting of a bobcat in a northeast Dallas neighborhood has caused quite a stir. Noting that the sightings are common throughout DFW, Texas wildlife experts have identified that both bobcat and coyote populations in the metro area are extremely high.
Catching the creature on video earlier this month, Nicole Ortez, 17, has shared it with NBC DFW. In an interview with their news team, she said, “I know that me and my mom were pretty freaked out about it, seeing it, you know, but it was pretty fast.” The bobcat having a squirrel in its mouth in the video, Michael Ortez, Nicole’s father, noted, “You could hear the squirrel barking as it was being hauled off into the storm drain.” He’s also stated that within their neighborhood, there are at least two of these cats.