Young bobcat found cold, starving in Manitoba wood pile

A young female bobcat is in the care of a Manitoba wildlife rehabilitation centre after she was found cold and starving in a wood pile.

The bobcat, believed to be four or five months old, was recently discovered near Middlebro in southern Manitoba, according to the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre.

The person who found the young animal could not find her mother, according to rehab centre staff.

"When we spoke with the person who found her, it was determined her situation warranted the need of us to take a look. She was very underweight and dull when she arrived so we took her in for care," the centre posted on its Facebook page on Saturday.

The bobcat will be returned to the wild once she's healthy again and can fend for herself.

Middlebro is in the southeastern corner of Manitoba. The wildlife rehab centre is near Ile des Chênes, Man.