Rufina

Since 2024, Rufina lives at the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale, AZ.

Despite submitting paperwork to ODFW (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) prior to Rufina’s relocation from New York, subsequent review revealed that, despite being deemed unreleasable, Rufina was classified as wild-caught. Consequently, ODFW mandated her placement at a facility outside of Oregon. Through our extensive network of rescues, we successfully facilitated Rufina’s transfer to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale, AZ. Having collaborated with them previously, we are grateful that Rufina now resides in a wonderful new home with them. While the necessity of her relocation saddens us, the circumstances were beyond our control.
We are so grateful to Southwest Wildlife Conservation for stepping in and providing a wonderful forever home to Rufina. She is in wonderful hands, and we will continue following her journey from afar.

Rufina’s history:
When we learned that a facility in New York was closing and needed to place a bobcat we reached out. It’s never easy to get a wildcat from one side of the country to the other but with some good planning and effort, Rufina arrived at WildCat Ridge in October of 2021. She was twelve years old and in great shape. Rufina is a typical bobcat, she’s brave and bold, always ready to put the keepers in their place! Her favorite enrichment items are simple cardboard boxes sprayed with smelly scents that she rolls in and drools all over.