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On March 13, 2008, Washington House Bill 2438 was signed allowing a cougar pursuit/ kill season with dogs to continue for 3 additional years, for a total of 7 years as part of a continuing pilot program. Washington claims it is currently conducting research on a variety of projects including population size, survival, and change in predation events.

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In addition, the state conducted a public opinion survey of resident attitudes towards cougars/ management. Currently there is a proposed test (sex/ age ID) on the table before licenses are granted, which can be taken on-line. Reportedly 26 orphaned kittens were confirmed in the last four years.

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Orphaned cougar kittens getting second chance at life

Komo News | 2011-11-09

2 cougar kittens rescued after mother illegally killed by hunter

Washington State draft hunting regulations available for review

Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife | 2010-05-04

If you would like to have a copy mailed to you, please call (360) 902-2515, or request a copy in writing at the address listed above. These proposals will be presented to the Fish and Wildlife Commission at their June 4-5, 2010 meeting in Spokane. The Commission will consider adopting or amending these regulations at their August 6-7, 2010 meeting in Olympia.

Big Wash. cougar killed after bull attacked

Seattle Times | 2010-02-22

Washington state Fish and Wildlife agent says a large male cougar believed to have killed a bull on the Olympic Peninsula has been tracked with hounds and fatally shot.

WA Public Safety Cougar Removal Applications Due October 19

AmoLand.com | 2009-10-08

Washington hunters who own cougar-tracking dogs, and are interested in assisting the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) with public-safety cougar removals, have until Oct. 19 to apply for special permits.

Cougar sighted near Snoqualmie Elementary

Valley Record, WA | 2009-09-11

Parents of schoolchildren at Snoqualmie Elementary School were warned Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10, of a cougar sighted between Meadowbrook Farm and Centennial Fields in Snoqualmie.

Cougar caught in Seattle being released in wild

AP - GEORGE TIBBITS | 0000-00-00

A cougar that apparently had lived in Seattle for more than two weeks and forced the city's largest park to close was captured early Sunday and returned to the wild, state wildlife officials said.

Mother Fights Off Cougar to Save Son

MIKE BRODY - Fox 61 | 0000-00-00

A 5-year-old Canadian boy is recovering after being attacked by a cougar in Washington state last week.

Seattle's Discovery Park closed by cougar

AP - Washington | 2009-09-04

State Fish and Wildlife officers hope a trap baited with fish and elk liver will catch a cougar spotted in Seattle's Discovery Park.

Second cougar caught in Manson

Michelle McNiel- Wenatchee World, WA | 2009-09-01

An emaciated young cougar caught by wildlife officers last Friday in urban Manson was likely the litter mate of another cougar found just two blocks away on July 4.

Cougar Kills Alpacas in Jefferson County

Kitsap Sun staff - WA | 2009-08-27

State wildlife officers are hunting a cougar on the Toandos Peninsula in Jefferson County following an attack Wednesday morning in which the cougar apparently killed two alpacas.

Car, Cougar Collide Near Quilcene

Kirotv.com - Washington | 2009-08-18

A woman was driving outside Quilcene when a cougar came out of the woods and collided with her car.

Leavenworth trail closed after cougar encounter

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | 2009-08-07

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. -- A popular trail two miles north of Leavenworth has been closed until a cougar that chased a mountain biker is removed.

Cougarwise kids help educate Upper County about cougars

By MARY SWIFT - Daily Record WA | 2009-07-29

For eight years, students in the district collected data about cougars and how human activities affect their habitat and behavior.

Wildlife agent kills cougar near Bridgeport

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | 2009-05-14

BRIDGEPORT, Wash. -- A state Fish and Wildlife officer shot and killed a cougar that had climbed a tree near a home in Bridgeport.

Cougars in chaos

High Country News | 2010-05-16

Hot on the heels of a cougar, Catherine Lambert could barely contain her excitement. She had nearly nailed the location of a radio-collared female first captured the previous winter, when her telemetry antenna signaled that the cat had abruptly changed its speed.

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