MY MODERN MET • September 11, 2024
Gary Shattuck came across an odd-looking bobcat as he drove—only it wasn't a bobcat. Curious about the animal he spotted as he drove around central Vermont, Shattuck decided to take out his phone and record the feline. Hoping to get some expert insight, he sent the video to Vermont Fish & Wildlife. Not only did they give Shattuck an answer, but they were taken aback. The man had come across an elusive and rare Canada lynx. “Canada lynx are a federally threatened species and they're elusive even in Maine and New Hampshire where they're more common than our neck of the woods,” writes Vermont Fish & Wildlife.