Final Missing Serval Cat Spotted Hunting Mice in Fleetwood PA
Published On: 11/29/2025
Last Updated On: 11/29/2025
By Callie, Seymour, Yebba, and Mama and our Hooman Ashley!
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Serval cat hanging out with its cat brothers and sisters at Cricket Wildlife Center
If you’ve been following our ongoing coverage of the three serval cats who escaped from the Cricket Wildlife Center after high winds damaged their enclosure. Two were safely recovered. Now only one remains on the move — strong, clever, resilient, and still navigating the Fleetwood and Oley area.
And today, we’re sharing the newest updates.
Where She’s Been Seen
Recent sightings have concentrated around Berks County Memorial Gardens, with reports coming in from:
• Maidencreek Road
• Pleasant Hill Road
• Lake Shore Drive
• Water Street
• Springfield Drive
• Route 222
That’s a large stretch of farmland, quiet properties, old barns, and backroads. But the good news? The sightings are consistent. Predictable. Centered in the same area. And they suggest a cat who is surviving, adapting, and doing what cats do best: reading the environment with her instincts first and fear second.
How She’s Doing (And Why We’re Relieved)
Adorable serval chilling at home snuggling on their bed
According to the Cricket Wildlife Center, local farmers have seen her hunting mice and rats around barns and buildings. Others have spotted her snacking on outdoor cat food left for resident pets.
She is:
✔ Eating
✔ Moving normally
✔ Navigating safely
✔ Not acting distressed
✔ Not showing aggression
✔ Still wearing her collar (the tracker was lost early on)
From our newsroom perspective — these signs tell us everything we need to know:
She’s scared, but she’s still herself.
Fearful, yes. Reactive, likely. But functioning. Thinking. Surviving.
We recognize that kind of strength.
Some of us lived that part of life too, before rescue.
She Is Not a Danger to Pets or Children
Young girl smiling with the serval wildcats
This matters, so we’re putting it plainly:
She is not considered a threat to local pets or children.
Servals are shy, skittish, and avoid humans.
She will run long before she confronts.
She will hide long before she chooses conflict.
And she is far more afraid of you than you are of her.
Why We Feel This Story So Deeply
Seymour, news anchor at Stray Cat News
We’ve been rescue cats.
Lost cats.
Misunderstood cats.
Cats who didn’t know who to trust or where safety was.
So when we look at this serval, alone in unfamiliar territory, relying on instinct… we don’t see a headline. We see someone’s baby — frightened, trying her best, and worthy of patience, gentleness, and a soft landing.
We also see the hoomans who care enough to search, report sightings, and worry about her well-being. And that makes our little rescue hearts feel full.
Stories like this remind us why the work of rescues, sanctuaries, ARLs, cat cafés, foster homes, and wildlife centers matters so deeply.
What to Do If You See Her
Serval cat playing in leaves
This part is crucial.
If you spot her:
Do NOT call out to her.
Do NOT approach.
Do NOT attempt to corner, follow, or capture.
She will only run.
Fear controls her decisions right now.
Instead:
👉 Call or text the Cricket Wildlife Center immediately: 717-381-9893
A simple sighting is worth more than you think.
A Note of Gratitude From Our Newsroom
mama stray cat news anchor
We want to say something plainly, from the highest cat shelfs in the newsroom to the quiet backroads where she walks:
Thank you.
To the farmers leaving food out,
To the neighbors calling sightings in,
To the community staying patient instead of panicked,
To the folks refusing to spread fear,
To the ones who see her not as a threat — but as a scared, displaced animal who deserves to get home safely…
Thank you.
Your kindness matters more than you know.
Cats like us get lucky when communities care. And right now, this serval is surrounded by a community that truly does.
For continued updates — and ongoing coverage from the cats who never miss a story — follow our newsroom at Stray Cat News.
We’ll be here on our cat shelfs, watching, listening, reporting, and hoping for her safe return.
