CumbreCats TNR and Rescue

"The whole is more than the sum of its parts." - Aristotle CumbreCats may seem like a whole, but in reality it is made up of many working parts, characterised by cooperation.  SESSION IS A SNAP For example, on 5 June 2022, for example, one of our team trappers was in Kalmias with the cages and thanks to good cooperation with one of the caretakers, a trapping operation was quickly completed. Trapper Report: "A young female was hungry and quickly entered the trap, touched the trigger and was caught. I took the CumbreCat to the vets and picked her up after her surgery. Then I let her recover at my home. Then in the evening I released her." TWO IS ALWAYS BETTER On 7 September 2022, one of our caregivers took on the role of trapper in the Magnolia Zone. She had been trapping young CumbreCats in her care. On that day she managed to trap a female and of course take her to the vets etc. And on 9 September 2022, she caught a male again, the brother of the first youth.  What ...

BACK IN ACTION Now that the tourists have gone, our team trappers and good neighbours have been able to deal with our CumbreCats and give them the extra care that they need.  WOUND GETS ATTENTION On Wednesday, August 31, 2022 one of our caregivers in the Monte Cala zone contacted our head trapper about an injured CumbreCat. Trapper Report: "Thanks to the keen eye of one of our carers, she was able to spot one of the CumbreCats with a very bad looking wound on its tail.  The carer informed me and I immediately grabbed my trap and made my way to the carer where the injured cat was coming for breakfast. She prepared the trap with a tasty little breakfast to attract him, but first he watched and checked the trap from all sides. Then he danced around the trap a little, but as the only food was in it, he finally went into the trap, touched the trigger and was caught.  Quickly the carer covered the trap and took the CumbreCat to our wonderful village vet Veronica. She cleaned th...