08/25/2026
We returned last night with the drop trap. These last few have been particularly difficult to trap. We aren’t sure exactly how many are left, but last night we only saw two. We know there should be at least three- the bonded pair, and the momma of the older kittens we’ve already trapped. One cat did enter the drop trap, but I failed to capture it. With the remote control you have to hold the trigger to release the bar. After 2.5 hours of waiting, a cat finally entered. I carefully planned my timing so the cat was completely in, but I hit the trigger and released it, when i actually needed to hold the trigger until the bar fully released. You can see in the video when the cat responded to the click of my mis-trigger. That stunk. I can beat myself up, or learn from my mistake. I’m very disappointed, but not going to beat myself up over it. We will continue to try to get the cats that are left. After talking to more people the count of deceased cats is up to 21. We can theorize all day long, but we have no concrete evidence of poisoning. They could’ve gotten sick from contaminated water. They could’ve had a virus zap through the colony. They could’ve gotten deadly tick bites. We really don’t know, but we will continue to do our best to trap the remaining cats and get them to safety.