[5] The campus sits on 72 acres (29 ha) of former ranch and forestland overlooking the South Eugene Hills.

An Oregon State trooper and an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist decided to kill the bobcat with "blunt force trauma to the head" after capturing it, believing that the bobcat acted with "abnormal" behavior, according to Eugene Weekly.

[10] Oregon State Police (OSP) issued a statement saying that a swift blow to the bobcat's head rendered it deceased "instantly".

The President of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, Constance N. White, inquired about the incident in a letter to the superintendent of OSP.

[12] Oregon lawmakers, including Representative Brad Witt,[13] conducted a hearing through the Oregon House Interim Committee on Natural Resources[14] to investigate the euthanization, since some wildlife protection groups like Humane Society of the United States and Eugene-based Predator Defense did not have all inquiries answered (for example, Predator Defense and several news media outlets asked OSP what was used to inflict the blunt force trauma to the bobcat's head, which went unanswered).