印第安纳州山猫狩猎季开季配额400只 动保组织州长官邸外烛光守夜
2026年11月8日，美国印第安纳州进入本州第二个山猫狩猎季，州政府设定的本季捕猎配额为400只。当天傍晚5时至6时，动物保护组织「世界人道组织」（Humane World for Animals）在印第安纳州马里恩县印第安纳波利斯市的州长官邸外举行烛光守夜活动，悼念本季将被猎杀的山猫。
组织方在现场竖起一面绘有400个爪印的横幅，代表本季的捕猎配额，并为山猫默哀。印第安纳州的山猫狩猎季去年首次开放，今年为第二季。支持狩猎的人士认为，山猫数量回升后需要通过有配额的狩猎进行管理；反对者则认为，山猫种群仍在恢复之中，捕猎400只的规模过大。
守夜活动面向公众开放，主办方呼吁州政府重新评估配额。截至发稿，州自然资源部门尚未就本季捕猎安排作出新的说明。
Indiana's Second Bobcat Hunting Season Opens with 400-Animal Quota; Animal Advocates Hold Candlelight Vigil at Governor's Residence
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana's second bobcat hunting season opened on November 8, 2026, with a statewide harvest quota of 400 animals set by the state. That evening, from 5 to 6 p.m., the animal-protection organization Humane World for Animals held a candlelight vigil outside the governor's residence in Indianapolis, Marion County, to mourn the bobcats to be killed this season.
Organizers displayed a banner bearing 400 paw prints representing the season's quota and observed a moment of silence. Indiana opened its first bobcat season last year; this is the second. Hunting supporters argue that a recovered bobcat population needs management through a quota hunt, while opponents say the population is still recovering and a 400-animal quota is too large.
The vigil was open to the public, and organizers called on the state to reassess the quota. The state natural resources department had not issued any new statement on this season's arrangements by press time.
来源：世界人道组织
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图片来源：一只山猫（Lynx rufus）。（NASA 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons）
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