DNR hoping to capture, relocate bobcat in the city

Cook County residents are accustomed to wildlife traveling on our rural roads and in the woods. It is only occasionally that we see wild creatures in the more densely populated city of Grand Marais. However, in recent weeks, a bobcat has been spotted in the city blocks below the Cook County Community Center.

And unfortunately, it appears the bobcat killed a family pet, a cat named Chewbacca.

The pet owner contacted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and told WTIP Community Radio that a live trap had been set in an attempt to capture and relocate the animal.

WTIP reached out to DNR Conservation Officer Darin Fagerman, who confirmed that the DNR was working to catch and relocate the bobcat. WTIP’s Rhonda Silence learned more in this interview with CO Fagerman.