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• Position: STATELINE - California bans trapping of bobcats - Brief article

Commercial trapping of bobcats on land surrounding California public parks and wildlife refuges is banned under a new law. Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D) introduced the measure following the discovery of traps set on private property along the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park. A bobcat pelt brought about $78 in 2009 but brings more than $700 today, the Los Angeles Times reported. An estimated 1,813 bobcats were...