Bobcats are not commonly preyed upon. Bobcats may also be killed or injured by prey animals. Habitat management favoring bobcats is possible in areas managed for timber production. Generally, small mammal populations peak 1 to 3 years after clearcutting and planting and decrease sharply thereafter. Delaying the canopy closure of newly planted stands promotes small mammal abundance for longer periods.
Bobcats appear capable of dealing with moderate human influence on the environment.
Their populations are stable in the United States, except in areas of intensive farming and dense human populations, such as in the Midwest and along the central Atlantic coast in Delaware and New Jersey. Bobcats often use recently logged areas and farms, because logging and farming practices often provide food and cover for prey species. Agricultural land that is so extensive as to eliminate rocky ledges, swamps, and forest tracts is not used by bobcats.