This range has remained largely intact due to the species' adaptability to various habitats and human pressures. However, the bobcat has been extirpated from some areas along the mid-Atlantic coast due to dense human population and development. Bobcats are also no longer found in those portions of the Midwestern states where intense agriculture has decreased suitable habitat. Currently, limited populations exist throughout Connecticut, with the heaviest concentrations occurring in the northwestern corner. Territorial and home ranges in the Northeast vary from eight to 20 square miles in size.
Females tend to have smaller and more exclusive ranges than males.
Daily movements of one to four miles are common. They breed between January and May. Females may breed before they are one year old but generally do not produce a litter until they are two years old. Dens are located in caves, rock crevices, hollow logs and trees, or beneath windfall. The den may be lined with dry leaves, moss or grass, which is formed into a shallow depression by the female. The same den site may be used for several years in a row.