This is the Yellowstone bobcat whose economic impact Mark Elbroch, Lisa Robertson and colleagues assessed. This lone wildcat, in a single year, was responsible for an estimated $308,000 in economic activity owed to what wildlife photographers and others were willing to pay to go view it. Photo courtesy Neal Herbert/NPS
This is the Yellowstone bobcat whose economic impact Mark Elbroch, Lisa Robertson and colleagues assessed. This lone wildcat, in a single year, was responsible for an estimated $308,000 in economic activity owed to what wildlife photographers and others were willing to pay to go view it. Photo courtesy Neal Herbert/NPS