Kiawah Island Digest September 2014 | Page 9

9 September 2014 Community is the Cat's Cradle (Continued from Previous Page) Without bobcats, Jordan says, “deer would soon be overabundant, resulting in damage to natural habitats and human property and in human injuries from deer-vehicle collisions.” Former Cat Haven Now Fragmented Although Kiawah Island clearly ranks as optimal bobcat habitat, with each passing year its unbroken, brushy forest becomes more fragmented in the wake o