{"id":11962,"date":"2025-07-29T16:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T23:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/?post_type=tld_desert_digest&#038;p=11962"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:39:19","slug":"how-the-bobcat-kittens-found-their-home","status":"publish","type":"tld_desert_digest","link":"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/animal-care\/how-the-bobcat-kittens-found-their-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Bobcat Kittens Found Their Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bobcat kittens have been busy making The Living Desert \u2014 and your hearts \u2014 their home. But before they found their fur-ever home at Eagle Canyon, David and JoAnn faced an uncertain beginning.<\/p>\n<p>In late spring of 2025, The Living Desert received a call from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about two orphaned bobcat kittens in need of immediate care. 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