is a gorgeous adult male who was first radiocollared on Horse Island on March 18, 1995. His name means "sunspot", a good visual description of the striking way the spots on his coat contrast with his pale yellow underfur. He holds a territory along the main entrance road, and shares the area with his mate, Racha, and their kitten, Pasa.
Racha
was too small to put a radiocollar on when she was first captured as a
subadult on February 25, 1990. Her name means "gust of wind", and like the wind,
she is quick and unpredictable. She and her mate, Maculo, had a single female kitten in
spring 1997, named Pasa. She seems to be a very protective mother, refusing to leave the
area even when biologists found her den in order to check the health and status of her
kitten.
was born in June 1997 in an area just off the main entrance road, where she was found when she was just about 2 weeks old. She had only recently opened her eyes, which were still a cloudy blue color, and she could not move around much yet. The plumpness and black spots on this adorable little ball of fluff made Pasa, which means "raisin", a perfect name!
Pasa - Photo by Linda Laack
Picaro,
an adult male, was first radiocollared on May 28, 1996. His name, which is Spanish for "rascal", fits him well. He is notoriously difficult to keep track of, and relatively small for an adult male. He spends most of his time in the central portion of the Bayside loop.
Fantasmo,
the "phantom", is a rather mysterious male who we don't really know much about. He was 2-3 years old when a radiocollar was first put on him on November 28, 1995. He spends a lot of time in the thickets near the Paisano Trail, a public hiking trail along the Bayside Loop.
