Haley and Henry

Two tiny bobcats have traveled the country, beaten the odds and now call TWS home. A sanctuary in Oregon was contacted to take in a wild born bobcat kitten, Henry, from another state that had been abandoned. Having the room, they verbally agreed. Not long after, the sanctuary received a call from the Montana Fish and Game Department regarding a female bobcat kitten, Haley, that was unreleasable and needed placement. The sanctuary agreed to take Haley, as well, and raise the two together. Unfortunately, an import permit was denied by the state of Oregon to allow import of wild born cats to the sanctuary. Devastated by the news, the kittens' fate was unknown.

Haley had been found with a sibling abandoned under a log in the wild. Their eyes were not even open and they could not fend for themselves. Montana Wildlife Center took them in and tried to save Haley and her littermate. Haley's litter mate died the first night. Haley contracted pneumonia and the treatment and the illness affected her eye sight making her unreleasable. The recent heartbreaking loss of Kyra, the serval and Yuma, the cougar allowed TWS to open its doors to the new kittens.

The Oregon Sanctuary - Wildcat Haven, and the Montana Wildlife Center spent resources and time to safely escort the animals to TWS. Haley and Henry arrived within hours of each other and were immediately introduced. Henry greeted the little girl with a bobcat sound and Haley replied by jumping right on top of him. He let out a hiss and ran back into the transport carrier. Within hours the two were tumbling, playing and following one another up and down perches and ramps. It is a friendship that will last forever.

The kittens find comfort in each other