A baby bobcat was rescued after it was attacked by a herd of stray dogs. The animals killed the mother and sibling, but the baby lynx luckily managed to survive.

Residents of Agam district, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, found the bobcat in their garden.

Footage filmed on August 21, shows the community and the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) picking up the baby bobcat from Rahmad Fauzi's house, a resident of the village.

Fauzi said: “I was gardening, saw some stray dogs and hunting dogs who were surrounding the mother and the two baby bobcats. Unfortunately, the mother and the other baby died".

Fauzi took the poor baby bobcat to his house, then reported the case to the BKSDA resort Bukittinggi.

According to Syawal Waldi, from the BKSDA organisation, the baby is a female bobcat and is three months old. “It is still a baby, we can't release it into the wild yet as it can't hunt".

The baby lynx was taken to the BKSDA of the Bukittinggi resort.

The bobcat is included in the list of protected animals. People who kill, trade, and keep bobcats can face five years in prison and a fine of 100 million rupiah or 6,600 USD.

A baby bobcat rescued from an attack by a stray dog that attacked its mother and sibling to death in Indonesia.

Residents found the exotic cat attack in their garden in Agam district, West Sumatra province.

Footage filmed on August 21, shows the Bukittinggi animal lover community representing the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) officer picking up the baby bobcat to the house of Rahmad Fauzi, the resident who saved the baby bobcat.

According to Fauzi, he saved this rare animal from a pack of dogs that had attacked the mother and kitten to death last week.

“I was gardening, saw some stray dogs and hunting dogs who were surrounding the mother and the two baby bobcats. One was rescued, but the mother and the other baby bobcat died,” Fauzi added.

Fauzi took the poor baby bobcat to his house, then reported the case to the BKSDA resort Bukittinggi.

The animal lover community team, Syawal Waldi, estimates that this female bobcat is still three months old and should receive special attention.

“This bobcat is still a baby, so it is not yet worthy of release. It can't hunt yet, so we have to be quarantined first,” Waldi said.

To ensure its health and condition, the baby bobcat was taken to the BKSDA of the Bukittinggi resort for observation.

The bobcat or bengal cat is included in the list of protected animals. Residents who kill, trade and keep bobcats are threatened with 5 years in prison and a fine of 100 million rupiah or 6,600 USD.