SAN DIEGO (AP) — A young bobcat that was badly burned in a Southern California wildfire will be released back into the wild.
The San Diego Humane Society says the 7- to 9-month-old female was picked up on Tuesday from Ramona Wildlife Center and taken to an area near the site of the fire that has abundant food and water sources.
The cat was discovered near the fire in San Bernardino County in October.
The humane society says the emaciated cat recovered and is now a “feisty predator” able to fend for herself.
This photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows the San Diego Humane Society team transfering a young bobcat back to the wild on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The young bobcat that was badly burned in a Southern California wildfire has been returned to its native habitat and will be released back into the wild. The San Diego Humane Society says the 7- to 9-month-old female was picked up on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 from Ramona Wildlife Center and taken to an area near the site of the El Dorado Fire that has abundant food and water sources. (San Diego Humane Society via AP) 
This Nov. 13, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows a young bobcat at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. (San Diego Humane Society via AP) 
This Oct. 20, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows the San Diego Humane Society medical team after treating a young bobcat with severely burnt paws at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. (San Diego Humane Society via AP) 
This Oct. 20, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows the San Diego Humane Society medical team treating a young bobcat at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. (San Diego Humane Society via AP) 
This Oct. 20, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows the San Diego Humane Society medical team after treating a young bobcat with severely burnt paws at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. (San Diego Humane Society via AP) 
This Oct. 16, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows a young bobcat at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. (San Diego Humane Society via AP) 
This Oct. 30, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows the paw of a young bobcat that had been severely burnt from a wildfire at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. (San Diego Humane Society via AP) 
This Nov. 13, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows a young bobcat at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. (San Diego Humane Society via AP)