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The Cougar Connection
E/The Environmental Magazine - Norwalk,CT,USA
They also found cougar scat--evidence that some of the park's
estimated 100 cats were present. Zion Canyon was a different
story: no cougars, ... Read
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Where Mountain Lions Roam: Star-P Helps Decipher Threatened
...
Web Services Journal - Montvale,NJ,USA
In applying their software to these problems, NCEAS scientists
have modeled mountain lion movements in Southern California to
identify important connective ... Read
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Borders Without Fences
New York Times -Kelly, WY
In the debate over how to prevent illegal immigration from Mexico
into the United States — armed patrols, electronic surveillance,
prison time for first offenders and a 700-mile-long 15-foot-high
fence — few politicians have... Read
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Mountain Lions Vs. Outdoor Enthusiasts?
After
a mountain lion attacked a 70-year-old man hiking with his wife
in northern California's Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, we
wonder: Are we at risk?... Read
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Mountain lion rumor shot down in ND
United Press International - USA
15 (UPI) -- Wildlife experts, after a young mountain lion was
reported sighted in Minot, ND, stress the odds of seeing a cougar
in a city are slim. ... Read
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Young cougar's death points to a new top cat
Houston Chronicle - United States
... 25, when the radio-tracking collar of a young male mountain
lion in the Santa Monica Mountains emitted a "mortality
signal," indicating it had not moved for at ... Read
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View to a kill not entirely clear for puma trackers
Chicago Tribune - United States
... wounds. P1, short for Puma 1, is the dominant male mountain
lion in the Santa Monica Mountains and father of the dead cougar.
Riley ... Read
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Girl Mauled by Captive Cougar
Washington Post - United States
AP. CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- A 4-year-old girl was mauled at a children's
birthday party by a cougar that had been brought in by a wild-animal
business to ... Read
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Florida panther rebounds a little too close to home for some
Chicago Tribune - United States
MIAMI -- One curious Florida panther left tracks as it peeked
into a home window. ... "Now people are here, and literally
a few feet away is panther habitat.". ... Read
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Cougar Predation Important in Wildland Ecosystems
AScribe (press release) - USA
... "When park development caused cougar to begin leaving
Zion Canyon in the 1930s, it allowed much higher levels of deer
browsing," said Robert Beschta, an OSU ... Read
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Killing pumas doesn't lessen attacks on man
Reuters - USA
... is nothing more than the random shooting of mountain lions
for fun ... Lynn Sadler, president of the Sacramento, California-based
Mountain Lion Foundation which ... Read
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Does sport hunting mountain lions reduce attacks on people and
...
YubaNet - Nevada City,CA,USA
State wildlife agencies across the American West must re-examine
their mountain lion management strategies, following a study
released today by the Mountain ... Read
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Study: Cougar hunting doesn't lower fatal attacks
USA Today - USA
... based Mountain Lion Foundation compared lion-people incidents
in 10 states that permit hunting with data from California, which
banned cougar hunting in 1972. ... Read
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Arkansas
The panther stories
Searcy Daily Citizen - Searcy,AR,USA
I have been interested in the recent stories in The Daily Citizen
about the panther killing calves off Foster Chapel Road north of
Searcy and sightings ... Read
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When is it okay to shoot a mountain lion?
Heber Springs Sun-Times - Heber Springs,AR,USA
... few free - ranging mountain lions that are most likely either
escaped or released pets rather than remnants of the state ' s
original mountain lion population ... Read
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Have you seen a cougar lately?
Hot Springs Village Voice - Hot Springs,AR,USA
Anyone threatened by a cougar can take defensive measures, including
killing the big cat, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission decided
last week. ... Read
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Missouri Confirms Two Mountain Lion Sightings
Springdale Morning News - Springdale,AR,USA
... The Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed the ninth
and 10th documented mountain lion occurrences in the Show-Me State
in modern times. ... Read
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Panther seen near Plainview
Searcy Daily Citizen - Searcy,AR,USA
Reports last week were that one or two panthers, also called a
mountain lion or cougar, had been ... April Skinner almost hit
a panther with her car Monday, Dec ... Read
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Panther kills calves near Searcy
Searcy Daily Citizen - Searcy,AR,USA
... an area three miles south of Panther Creek. Gary Lovitte said
his daughter, Angela, came face to face with the animal, also called
a mountain lion or cougar. ... Read
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Panther Attacks in Arkansas!
By Craig Woolheater
“We don’t have any proof there are any mountain lions
in Arkansas,” said Keith Stephens, assistant chief of communications
for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission... Read
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Cougar Sighting Has White County Residents
Scared
Today's THV - Little Rock,AR,USA
He says he's recovering from the scare of his life not long
ago with his daughter and a cougar. ... He says he's doubtful
it was a cougar. ... Read
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Canada
Panthers spotted in region; MNR has yet to confirm reports
The North Bay Nugget - North Bay, Ontario, Canada
John Wilson said he was driving his pickup truck down Trunk Road
in Bonfield about a week ago when he spotted what he believes was
a panther. ... Read
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Three RCMCP shotgun rounds hit a treed cougar at the same time
...
Goldstream News Gazette - Langford,British Columbia,Canada
A Langford resident's pet Sheltie suffered puncture wounds after
a cougar grabbed it and ran up a tree. The cougar was later shot
by RCMP. ... Read
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Cougar shot, killed on Chateau golf course
Whistler Question - B.C., Canada
Conservation officers last week shot and killed a cougar they believe
was involved in a number of recent close encounters with humans,
including the pursuit ... Read
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Great scat, the endangered eastern cougar may be back; Believed
...
Welland Tribune - Canada
I ventured into the deciduous forests of the bog to seek out evidence
of the elusive eastern cougar, which officially has been extirpated
from this province .... Read
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Lucy the dog OK after cougar attack
Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada
Lucy the dog is shaken up but OK after a two-year-old cougar attacked
her in a Langford... After a life devoted to theatre, "Honest
Ed" Mirvish has taken .... Read
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Orphaned cougar cubs healthy after rescue
By Ruud
Reunited for the first time with the orphaned cougar cubs he helped
save, a provincial wildlife officer was purring today over their
progress. ... Read
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City is working to confirm cougar sightings
London Free Press - Canada
By JOE BELANGER, SUN MEDIA The city has quietly hired a specialist
to search for hard evidence that would confirm recent cougar sightings.
... Read
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Cougar pays a visit
Cowichan Valley News Leader - Duncan,British Columbia,Canada
Dave Gordon snapped this shot of a cougar passing through his Shawnigan
Lake backyard last Friday. By Lynda Hills When Dave Gordon's dog
started barking at ... Read
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Cougar sighting may lead to cougar hounds
By Isabel Riddle
Saskatchewan Environment is looking into deploying cougar hounds
in light of a rash of sightings during the past..... Read
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Doug the cougar is a favourite in Banff
Banff Crag & Canyon - Banff,Alberta,Canada
Technically the 150 pound mountain lion is named Cougar 61, but
biologists have dubbed the 12-year-old cat Doug. When researchers
were first chasing down ... Read
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Cougar kill reported near SilverTip condo
Rocky Mountain Outlook - Bow Valley,Alberta,Canada
After the discovery of a cougar kill site just 200 metres from
a SilverTip condominium complex, wildlife managers are warning
the public to be cautious of ... Read
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Cougar sighting spurs warning
London Free Press - London,Ontario,Canada
The region's second cougar sighting this month has police warning
pedestrians to be on the lookout when walking at night near bush
areas. ... Read
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Orphaned cougar cubs healthy after rescue
Canoe.ca - Canada
Reunited for the first time with the orphaned cougar cubs he helped
save, a provincial wildlife officer was purring today over their
progress. ... Read
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Cougar is sighted in north end
Strathroy Age Dispatch - Strathroy,Ontario,Canada
A cougar sighting on the northeast edge of town has Strathroy-Caradoc
police advising local residents to be cautious. Cougars normally
avoid contact with ... Read
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Cougar sighted in Shelburne County
Nova News Now - New Minas,Nova Scotia,Canada
Eastern cougar sightings in the Atlantic Provinces are similar
to the ghost stories and legends you hear while sitting around
the campfire at night. ... Read
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Injured cougar killed near Sooke
Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria,BC,Canada
An injured cougar that had been feeding on housecats in the Sooke
area was shot and killed by a conservation officer yesterday. ... Read
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Group seeks to release cougar cub
Edmonton Sun - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
CALGARY -- A conservation group in Alberta hopes it has the expertise
to raise an orphaned cougar cub for release into the wild, despite
a previous attempt ... Read
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Possible cougar spotted in Byron
London Free Press - London,Ontario,Canada
"Anytime we get a call such as that we look into it and
call the police in case it is a cougar," said Kent Lattanzio,
director of operations for Animal Care ... Read
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Ontario, Canada
Whitefish Bay footprints may be from cougar:
MNR
Daily Miner and News - Kenora,Ontario,Canada
... “They are of the opinion that the photos are not
inconsistent with what you might see from a young cougar,” Lockhart
said Friday. ... Read
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Ontario, Canada
Fear grows after cougar attack
Ottawa Sun - Ontario, Canada
... BAY FIRST NATION -- Residents of the Whitefish Bay First
Nation say members of the northwestern Ontario community are
fearful after reports of a cougar. ... Read
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Ontario, Canada
Cougar feared after boy mauled
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
... following an attack on a 13-year-old boy, whose winter
clothing appears to have saved him from being seriously injured
by what's believed to have been a cougar ... Read
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Ontario, Canada
Cougars not extinguished in Eastern Canada
Reuters - USA
... national parks service said on Wednesday that a hair sample
found at Forillon Park, about 1,200 km north east of Quebec
City, came from a cougar belonging to a ... Read
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Alberta, Canada:
Local dog attacked by cougar
Whitecourt Star - Whitecourt,Alberta,Canada
... Tower Road acreage. It turns out a cougar was the culprit
that left a gaping four-inch gash on the tiny dog’s back. "When
I heard ... Read
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Saskatchewan, Canada:
Cougars on the prowl near Saskatoon
CBC Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan,Canada
... killed right there. And that was made by a cougar, so I
think that's perked up some more interest once again.".
Cougars, North America's ... Read
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Manitoba, Canada:
Youths spot cougar near spillway
Portage Daily Graphic - Portage la Prairie,Manitoba,Canada
BY ANGELA BROWN. Portage la Prairie — Two Portage la
Prairie boys are happy to be alive after being surprised by
a cougar while out fishing earlier this week. ... Read
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Ontario, Canada:
Cougar Spotted in Wellington County
CKNX Radio - Wingham,Ontario,Canada
A woman jogging in the area of Wellington Road 18 in Nichol
Township spotted the cougar in the parking lot of the trail
bridge area. ... Read
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Connecticut
Colchester residents: Something is out there
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
A spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection
said the office receives between five and 10 mountain lion reports annually.
... Read
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Neighbors spooked by... mountain lion?
By Johanna Willett
"Dale May, director of the state Department of Environmental Protection's
Wildlife Division, said there are no documented cases of mountain lions
in Connecticut and no populations of the creature that live nearby." ... Read
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Valley ideal home for mountain lions
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
... and tan, a color not unlike an African lion. ... Mountain
lions have incredible vision and can hunt in day ... According
to the Eastern Cougar Foundation, the cats can ... Read
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A Mountain Lion Joins Bears In Reported Sightings
Newtown Bee - Newtown,CT,USA
... The predator, which is known to avoid humans, is also called by many names
including cougar, puma, mountain lion, catamount, and even panther, according to ...
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Georgia
Seen a cougar? Tell about it . . .
The Citizen.com - Fayetteville,GE,USA
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is beginning a review of
scientific and commercial information to determine the status
of the endangered eastern cougar, ... Read
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Idaho
Idaho lion hunt begins
Idaho State Journal - Pocatello,ID,USA
Mountain lion hunting is in full gear in southeast Idaho.
Just ask Justin Christiansen. He took a big tom out of the
Lava area. Christiansen and his brother ... Read
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Cougar hunter says wolves attacked, killed hounds
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
AVERY, Idaho (AP) -- A wolf pack killed two hunting dogs and
seriously injured another before being driven off by gunshots,
an Avery man says. ... Read
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Game Officers Looking For Mountain Lion East of Idaho Falls
KIFI - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
A possible sighting of a mountain lion is keeping kids inside
this lunch hour at Taylor's Crossing Charter School in Ammon. ...
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Humans killing mountain lions
Idaho State Journal - Pocatello,ID,USA
... question of how many mountain lions are killed by humans
in the United States can and is answered in a report released this week
by the Mountain Lion Foundation ... Read
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Cougar sighted close to town
Weiser Signal American - Weiser,ID,USA
... Pioneer Road. The cougar was standing just off the northern
edge of the road in some tall grass down from the railroad tracks. Gray
... Read
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Turf wars in Idaho's wilderness
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
McCALL, Idaho -- Wolf researcher Jim Akenson is riding a mule
on an icy mountain trail in central Idaho when he comes upon a dead cougar.
... Read
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In Idaho wilderness, researchers say wolves aren't decimating elk
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... "A lot of times a big cougar will kill a wolf, but the pack phenomenon
changes the table.". Four years ago, he recalls, he was riding ... Read
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More Mountain Lion Sightings to Come
Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA
... Boise police shot and killed a mountain lion on East ...
observations in a neighborhood or area, lions may or ... most likely hear
more reports of cougars making their ... Read
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Another Cougar Sighted in Boise
Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA
Boise, ID - There has been another cougar sighting in Boise.
This time a resident near Heron and 13th Streets in Boise's North End
saw a cougar. ... Read
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Police Kill Cougar in Boise Neighborhood
Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA
... backyard. Nearby residents say it not uncommon for animals
to come down from the foothills, but a cougar is another story. "Early
...
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Police Kill Cougar in Boise Neighborhood
New West - Missoula,MT,USA
Big news in Boise today actually happened last night in the backyard of a Boise home.
Police shot and killed an errant cougar roaming Boise’s east end. ...
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Boise
Police shoot cougar
near foothills
KTVB - Boise,ID,USA
Boise
-- Boise Police shot and killed a cougar tonight in the backyard
of an east Boise home. Around 7pm police received a call that ...
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Illinois
Park district issues cougar warnings
Monmouth Daily Review Atlas - Monmouth,IL,USA
... The park district plans to erect signs at Spring Lake and
Lakeview parks, warning people there may be a cougar in the area.
In addition ... Read
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Possible cougar spotted in Milan
Quad-Cities Online - Rock Island,IL,USA
... On Dec. 3, 2004, in rural New Boston a group of deer hunters
stumbled across a dead cougar that measured 7 feet from nose
to tail tip. ... Read
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Puma dies at Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago Tribune - United States
The 19-year-old puma had lived at the North Side zoo since 1990.
A full necropsy, or animal autopsy, will not be completed for
about ... Read
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Cougar's paw print identified
Monmouth Daily Review Atlas - Monmouth,IL,USA
... some proof. There have been at least five or six alleged
cougar sightings in the woods in the region during the past year.
The reason ...
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Cougar on the prowl? WIU students finds suspicious tracks in
Spring Lake vicinity
Macomb Eagle - Macomb,IL,USA
... “They lack any claws, which is typical of a big cougar
prints. ... At least one local resident claims to have seen a
cougar in the area. ...
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Is there a cougar among us?
MyWebTimes.com - Ottawa,IL,USA
MARSEILLES -- Betty Johnson, who lives south of the Illinois
River from Marseilles, says it is a cougar that she saw in her
yard a couple of weeks ago. ...
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Indiana
IN residents want stricter rules for center after cougar escapes
WFIE-TV - Evansville,IN,USA
Western Indiana residents upset by a cougar's escape from an
exotic animal shelter want Clay County officials to tighten the
shelter's regulations. ...
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Cougar's escape spurs call for stricter rules on refuge
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Center Point -- Western Indiana residents upset by a cougar's
escape from an exotic-animal shelter want Clay County officials
to tighten the shelter's ...
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New trap set in attempt to catch cougar
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Terre Haute,IN,USA
TERRE HAUTE — A different kind of trap was set for a missing
cougar Monday afternoon after fresh tracks were found over the
past several days, said Joe Taft ... Read
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Search For Missing Cougar Goes Cold
INDYchannel.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA
CENTER POINT, Ind. -- The search for a cougar that got away from
a rescue center three weeks ago continues, but officials say
it is becoming increasing less ...
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Cougar escapes W. Indiana refuge
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Finny reported finding the remains of a raccoon that the mountain
lion killed and had eaten and a second raccoon that was killed.
...
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Cougar escapes enclosure at animal preserve
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
The mountain lion may pose a threat to any people who approach
it because, although it was born in the...
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Tracks prove cougar nearby
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
The weekend snowfall revealed fresh tracks Monday that prove
Donner, the 75-pound cougar who escaped Jan. 5 from the Exotic
Feline Rescue Center outside ...a tall, wooden climbing tower in
its cage while its sister, Donner, remained missing as of late
... Read
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Search continues for escaped cougar
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Terre Haute,IN,USA
Center Point — A lonely cougar named Boomer rested atop
a tall, wooden climbing tower in its cage while its sister, Donner,
remained missing as of late ... Read
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Cougar still on the loose in Clay County
WTHR - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Clay County - A wild cougar is roaming free after escaping from
an exotic cat facility in Clay County, about 50 miles west of
Indianapolis. ...
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Feline rescue center searching for cougar
The Herald-Times (subscription) - Bloomington,IN,USA
“She’sa very small girl,” Herrberg said of
Donner, who is only about 75 pounds, half the weight of a normal
mature cougar. And because of her background ...
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80-pound cougar escapes
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Terre Haute,IN,USA
The female cougar had been living at the Exotic Feline Rescue
Center in Center Point on Ashboro Road, where owner Joe Taft
said his worst fear had come true ...
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Escaped cougar may be near refuge
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
CENTER POINT, Ind. -- Officials were still searching this morning
for a 70-pound cougar that apparently scaled a 14-foot fence
to escape a western Indiana ...
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Construction issues delay animal sanctuary's move
Indianapolis Star - United States
... The sanctuary is closed while workers build habitats for
the animals, including chimpanzees, tigers, African lions, a
leopard, a cougar and two camels. ...
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Cougar debate roars back
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
ST. JOSEPH -- The debate over cougar sightings came roaring back
Thursday after months of hibernation. The Berrien County Board
...
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Iowa
Senate bill would protect black bears and
cougars
Radio Iowa - Des Moines,IA,USA
"As it relates to cougar, I've seen two. Both of them were
dead. Neither of them had front claws." Black says to him,
that indicates both had been pets. ...
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Mountain lion exhibit to be shown at HNC
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs,IA,USA
HONEY CREEK - The Hitchcock Nature Center will host a traveling
mountain lion exhibit at the Loess Hills Lodge from Tuesday to
Feb. 9. ...
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Area mountain lion sightings not confirmed
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
By Jeannette Lubsen, Journal staff writer. Are there mountain
lions in the Morningside area? How many? Are they dangerous?
-- Sioux City. ...
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Kansas
Teacher latest to report seeing mountain lion
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
... Those seen could be either a lone cougar that has taken up residence here ... Lawrence resident Liz Dobbins reported she was stalked by a mountain lion for about a ... Read Article >
Louisiana
Winter camp ramblings on black panthers and other big cats
Opelousas Daily World - Opelousas,LA,USA
These cats have sported a multitude of colloquial names like
panther, painter, mountain lion, and catamount. According to
records, early french settlers ... Read
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Maine
Mountain Lion Sighting Investigated By State
WMTW - Auburn,ME,USA
OAKLAND, Maine -- State biologists have begun investigating the
second reported sighting in a week of a mountain lion in central
Maine. ... Read
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Mountain lion sighting investigated by state
Boston Globe - United States
OAKLAND, Maine --State biologists have begun investigating the
second reported sighting in a week of a mountain lion in central
Maine. ... Read
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Don’t Believe Your Eyes Down East
the Magazine of Main - by: Jeff Clark
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Eastern cougar haunts land of myth and maybe Maine
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA
IFW biologists are collating these and other reports for the
US Fish and Wildlife Service, which is reviewing the status of
the eastern cougar. ... Read
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Biologists Examine Maine Cougar Evidence
Chippewa Herald - Chippewa Falls,WI,USA
A couple of Maine sightings _ an adult cougar in Cape Elizabeth
and an adult and a cub in Monmouth _ are considered the state's
most credible cougar ... Read
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Are they here? Cougar's existence studied
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA
Reports of cougar sightings have remained steady over the years.
Scott Lindsay, a regional biologist with the Maine Department
of Inland Fisheries ... Read
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Biologists Examine Maine Cougar Evidence
Today's THV - Little Rock,AR,USA
A mountain lion killed on the Maine-Quebec border in 1938 is
officially considered the last indisputable proof of the cat's
presence here. ... Read
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Massachusetts
- Large cat sighting reported
Wayland Town Crier - Framingham,MA,USA
A Water Department employee told police he witnessed a large
cat - possibly a mountain lion or cougar - streaking across
Pine Ridge Road near Dudley Pond ... Read
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Minnesota
Cougar spotted in Myrtle
Albert Lea Tribune - Albert Lea,MN,USA
A cougar was spotted outside of a First Avenue house in Myrtle
Friday afternoon, Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office reports stated.
... Read
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Waukesha / State cougar sightings seem to be increasing
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Anderson believes it is likely many cougars in the Midwest come
from a population in Black Hills, SD, yielding about 21 to 24 cougar yearlings
migrating in ... Read
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Residents bothered by cougar — or cat
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Some Afton residents fear a cougar may be roaming near Afton
State Park — although an urban-wildlife specialist disputes it.
The ... Read
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Missouri
MDC brings mountain lion forum to Chillicothe
Chillicothe Constitution Tribune - Chillicothe,MO,USA
The Missouri Conservation Department's Mountain Lion Response
Team was in Chillicothe Monday evening to disseminate information and
answer questions about ... Read
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Possible cougar sighting reported
Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
Cape Girardeau police received a second-hand report Wednesday
of a possible cougar sighting near Blanchard Elementary School at 1829
N. Sprigg St. ... Read
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Big Cats In Unlikely Places
KOMU-TV - Colombia,MO,USA
"It's pretty wild to walk down the same trail a mountain lion did.
If you look close enough you can see the trail the mountain lion
followed, its commonly ... Read
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Missouri Conservation Department Confirms Mountain Lion Sightings
Memphis Democrat - Memphis,MO,USA
... Darrell Land, statewide Florida panther coordinator for the
... Missouri’s first confirmed mountain lion sighting in ... men
illegally killed a cougar near Eminence. ... Read
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State confirms 10th mountain lion sighting
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
Your Journal encourages you to share thoughts on the preceding
article. Comments are not posted to the site immediately. They must first
be read by moderators. ... Read
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Conservation Department Confirms Mountain Lion Sightings
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
... Darrell Land, statewide Florida panther coordinator for ...
Missouri's first confirmed mountain lion sighting in modern ... men illegally
killed a cougar near Eminence ... Read
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Cat caught on camera is confirmed as cougar
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... proves. Another mountain lion, also called a cougar, left
a deer it feasted on covered with leaves and sticks in the Ozarks. The
... Read
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Two New Cougar Confirmations from Missouri
Cougar Network News, 12/13/06
The Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed the 9th
and 10th documented mountain lion occurrences in the ..... Read
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Mountain Lion Sighting Confirmed
Chillicothe Constitution Tribune - MO, United States
Chillicothean Joe Neis's Stealth Game Camera photo of a mountain
lion snapped last Thursday in Livingston County has been confirmed by
MDC's Mountain Lion ... Read
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Montana
Young Lion in Lockwood Tree Killed - Billings Gazette - by: Mike Stark
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Wolves crowd out cougars
Billings Gazette –JACKSON, MT - Wolves appear to be displacing cougars
in and around the Buffalo Valley area north of here, according
to a local researcher. Researcher Howard Quigley said six female
cougars that had established territories in the Buffalo Valley
have either left or been killed by hunters in recent years... Read
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Students on the lookout for lions
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
The boys are researching mountain lion activity in the Billings
area for a science fair project that has sent them into the hills surrounding
the city. ... Read
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Female lion hunting closes in some Region 4 districts
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on Friday announced the closure of
female mountain lion hunting in northcentral Montana hunting
districts 400, 401, 403, 406, ... Read
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Little Bulldogs meet big mountain lions
Polson Lake County Leader - Polson,MT,USA
Hunter noted that killing a mountain lion on the reservation
is illegal. “You cannot hunt mountain lions on the reservation but
these animals got too close ... Read
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FWP closes lion hunting in southeast Montana
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
For more information, visit FWP’s web site at fwp.mt.gov, click
on "Hunting" then under "Hot Topics" click on "2006
Mountain Lion Hunting Status Map," or ...Read
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Decade-long cougar study nears end
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
By MICHAEL BABCOCK. GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- A 10-year-study of
mountain lions by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is winding down, and
researchers are almost ...Read
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BREAKING NEWS: The following is being provided for public safety ...
Sidney Herald Leader - Sidney,MT,USA
Law Enforcement Officials in Sidney have received three separate
reports of a mountain lion being sighted in the area of Fifth Avenue SW
near Johnson Park ... Read
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Follow that cat! Using snowmobiles and hounds, researchers track ...
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
But the mission today is to capture mountain lion F-88. Wildlife
biologist Rich DeSimone wants to remove her radio collar, which contains
months worth of ... Read
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Lion lessons: The collars are off. FWP's decade-long mountain
lion study is over
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
"This study is helping us to better understand mountain lion population
dynamics, which helps us to establish population objectives,
population trends, ... Read
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Be careful because you are never alone in the wilderness
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
When I finally took the dogs out on leashes about an hour later,
I discovered that a mountain lion had killed a full-size mule deer just
a few yards up the ... Read
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Warden feels mountain lion
Sidney Herald Leader - Sidney,MT,USA
It appears perhaps the mountain lion, which has been spotted
on three separate occasions in the area of Fifth Street SW near Johnson
Park (the old tennis courts ... Read
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Mountain lion seen near Laurel
Laurel Outlook - Laurel,MT,USA
A Laurel man reported seeing an adult mountain lion north of
Laurel Friday evening. Kirk Linse said he saw the lone big cat
near... Read
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Rattlesnake mountain lion applications due Nov. 17
Clark Fork Chronicle - Frenchtown,MT,USA
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) and the Lolo National Forest
have again agreed to a limited mountain lion hunt in the Rattlesnake
National Recreation Area ... Read
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Mountain lion reported in city
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
By The Gazette Staff. A newspaper carrier reported seeing a mountain
lion early Sunday morning near the intersection of Grand Avenue
and 24th Street West. ... Read
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Mountain Lion Sightings Near Lewistown 'Not Unusual'
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
By Tribune Staff. Residents reported two sightings of a young
mountain lion this month on the southeast side of Lewistown. "That's
... Read
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Nebraska
Young Male Cougar killed on Western Nebraska Road
Cougar Network News, 7/13/07
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission recovered the carcass
of an 80 lb. male mountain lion that had been killed by a vehicle
near Chadron, Nebraska on July 10. The mountain lion measured
64 inches from nose to tail. This is the 7th mountain lion confirmation
in Nebraska in 2007 and the 41st since 1990.... full
article unavailable
Officials say mountain lion kitten hit by car, died
York News Times (subscription) - York,NE,USA
Jim Douglas, administrator of the wildlife division, said the
mountain lion had been hit by a vehicle. It was found along US
Highway 20, about 10 miles east .... Read
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Mountain Lion Buzz
WOWT - Omaha,NE,USA
The mountain lion reports have resurfaced. They pop ... It's
not the first time there's been talk of a mountain lion in the
area. In recent ... Read
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Mountain Lions In Nebraska Reflect A Territorial Thing
Nebraska StatePaper.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
... Steffen said the dead mountain lions' internal organs and
tissue are examined for abnormalities. Bodies are usually cremated. "The
total lion population in ... Read
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Elk Avoids Capture Near Lincoln - Mountain Lion Killed
In Scottsbluff
Nebraska StatePaper.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
... Webber's employee Johnny Hernandez says he and another employee
got a good look at the cougar. The mountain lion was a young
male, estimated to be about a year ... Read
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Mountain Lion Shot Near Scottsbluff High School
KETV.com - Omaha,NE,USA
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- A mountain lion shot in Scottsbluff Monday
morning was a young male, about a year and a half old that weighed
about 85 pounds. ... Read
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Nevada
Big cat woes,worries of a 'media defeat' & a
late reaction to the ...
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA
It seems at least one mountain lion is killing wild horses, according
to wildlife officials. The lion in question was captured, fitted
with a radio collar ... Read
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UNR scientists track mountain lion to learn impact on wild horses
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
(AP) - Scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno, are tracking
a mountain lion they think may have developed a taste for wild
horses. ... Read
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Scientists tracking mountain lion to find out impact on wild
horses
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA
Movements of a mountain lion that may be making a staple diet
out of wild horses are being tracked by scientists at University
of Nevada, Reno. ... Read
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Wildlife refuge postpones plans for mountain lion hunt
Mohave Valley News - Laughlin,NV,USA
PHOENIX (AP) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday postponed
plans for a mountain lion hunt this year in the Kofa National
Wildlife Refuge because ... Read
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University of Nevada scientists embark on mountain lion behavior
...
UNR NevadaNews - Reno,NV,USA
... of Nevada, Reno’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology
and Natural Resources (CABNR) have embarked on a study that will
track a collared mountain lion. ... Read
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Mountain lion dropped off at Las Vegas Zoo
KVBC - Las Vegas,NV,USA
Someone abandoned a sick mountain lion. ... The mountain lion
was probably a house pet, but wore out his welcome when he started
to get bigger. ...
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New Hampshire
Mysterious wildcats still roam Maine
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
The tracks of the lynx are noticeably larger than those of the
bobcat and they may even be mistaken for the tracks of the mountain
lion. The mountain lion ... Read
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New Jersey
Residents Fear Panther on the Prowl in South Jersey
MyFox Philadelphia - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Residents of a south Jersey community spot what they claim is
a black panther roaming through the woods behind their homes.
But others in the neighborhood ... Read
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Officials deny mountain lions in NJ
United Press International - USA
16 (UPI) -- Seventy mountain lion sightings were reported in
New Jersey in 2006, despite the fact that state and wildlife
officials deny the presence of the ... Read
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Mountain lion spotted in Matawan park
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
MATAWAN — A mountain lion was spotted by police in a borough
park Friday, prompting officials to urge the public to be alert
but not to panic. ... Read
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Mountain Lion Stalks Garden State
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
A young mother made the call to police when she saw what she
believes was a mountain lion. ... Wolff said she saw the mountain
lion off Mountain Road. ...
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Mountain lion could be roaming Roxbury
Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany,NJ,USA
... Lynn Sadler, CEO of the California-based Mountain Lion Foundation,
said there have been cougar sightings this far east. However,
even ...
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Possibility of panther stalks imaginations in Cape
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
... Laura Buck, 12, of South Seaville, Dennis Township, swung
around and was face-to-face with a panther. The year was 1875.
The panther was real. ...
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Don't let cat get your tongue: Report
lion sightings in Upper
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
...
Mountain lions are reclusive
animals in general. ...
of Environmental Protection
fielded unsubstantiated
reports of a mountain
lion roaming Monmouth
County ... Read
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New York
Mountain Lion Mystery on Grand Island
WGRZ-TV - Buffalo,NY,USA
In the past month there have been three sightings in a woodded
area on Baseline and Bush roads of what could be a mountain lion.
Chris Simon is sure she saw ... Read
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Man believes cougar may have killed deer: DEC says no cougar populations
documented in New York
Hornell Evening Tribune - Hornell,NY,USA
... biology teacher who has been researching cougars for years.
... there couldn't possibly be a mountain lion out there ... there is no
population of mountain lions in New .. Read
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Mountain lions on display again at New York State Zoo
Newswatch 50 - Watertown,NY,USA
Officials reopened the refurbished mountain lion exhibit at the
Watertown zoo. The zoo’s two mountain lions, the male, Garnet,
and the female, Boo, have been ... Read
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Making Sense out of the Mountain Lion Search
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
... "A guy with a panther tattoo on his shoulder told me he'd seen
a mountain lion dying on Route 209," he says. Spatz got to the scene.
No fur. No blood. No lion. ...
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North Carolina
How wild is West Asheville getting? Now they have cougars?
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
Gary Peeples, a spokesman for the
US Fish & Wildlife Service
in Asheville, said the chances are "incredibly slim" that
it was a cougar. ... Read
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If you spy a cougar, give the feds a call
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
The service has started a review — the first since 1982 — to
determine the status of the endangered Eastern cougar, which was
placed on the List of ... Read
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Seen a cougar lately?
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
The US Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking information on the
status of the eastern cougar in the 21 states – from Maine
to South Carolina and westward from ... Read
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More Mountain Lion Sightings Reported
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
... There hasn't been a documented case of an Eastern cougar
in North Carolina in ... on how the commission would react
if it believed there was a mountain lion in the ...
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Ohio
Cougar sightings are reported
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
Seen near the AA Highway in Wilder and Poplar Ridge Road in Camp
Springs, the cougar - or mountain lion, catamount, puma or panther
- has generated more... Read
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Oklahoma
Hunters decide the doe population must decrease
Enid News & Eagle - Enid,OK,USA
The second item would add the mountain lion to the list of species
that can be taken year-round when committing or about to commit
depredation or when the ... Read
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Cat encounters close
Weatherford Democrat - Weatherford,TX,USA
... Gradually becoming aware of something large moving across
the road beside me, I looked up to see a cougar, about 20 feet
in front of the car and me. ... Read
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Mountain lion killed in Panhandle
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
KENTON, Okla. A state game warden has killed a mountain lion
that was attacking livestock in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Wildlife
officials ... Read
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Oregon
LIONS AND COUGARS AND BEARS -- OH MY! (watch
video)
Salem Monthly - Salem,OR,USA
HB 2971 authorizes the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to
appoint volunteer agents to hunt cougars and bears with dogs to
implement the Oregon Cougar ... Read
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Oregon Cougars to be Hounded
Science Now - Washington,DC,USA
By Virginia Morell Tough times may be ahead for cougars (Puma concolor)
in Oregon. A law signed 27 June will bring back hound-hunting of
the big cats with ... Read
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Group blasts governor for signing cougar bill
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
A spokesman for the governor says sport hunters kill six times
the number of cougars that will be killed under the cougar management
plan. ... Read
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Oregon House OKs cougar, bear hunting methods
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
SALEM — The House on Tuesday voted 40-19 to approve a measure
authorizing the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to use agents
to manage cougar and bear ... Read
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House backs allowing volunteers to use dogs in cougar hunts
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
Cougar numbers have increased since 1994 when Oregon voters approved
the law prohibiting sport hunters from using dogs to track cougars — widely
considered ... Read
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Proposed expansion of cougar hunt zone studied
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
State wildlife biologists are seeking to expand Southern Oregon's
year-round cougar hunting zone by about 15 percent beginning next
year to allow ... Read
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Opponents: Cougar-bear bill violates spirit of Oregon initiative
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... of Fish and Wildlife to appoint agents using dogs to pursue
cougars and bears for research or to implement Oregon cougar and
bear management plans. ... Read
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Ancient story gets new life
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
"The cougar is extinct in 36 states," MacCormack said. "And
what cougar is in the old tradition is balance, so when things
get out of balance, in general, ... Read
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Cougar 'experiment' is killing wildlife
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
The cougar experiment is a waste of resources when far more urgent
wildlife needs should be addressed. In fact, it appears that the
Fish and Wildlife may be ... Read
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Bill would OK hunting cougars with canines
Mail Tribune – Southern Oregon
SALEM — A state House committee has scheduled its first hearing
on a controversial bill authorizing the Oregon Department of Fish.... Read
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Sport hunter cougar kills reach record
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
The increase in sport-hunting kills occurred despite the 1994 ban
on hound-hunting — which once was the most common form of
cougar hunting — in part because ... Read
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Feds may take on cougar kills
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
The study is spelled out in the state's year-old Cougar Management
Plan that is drawing intense criticism from wildlife advocates
and conservation groups ... Read
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Cougar killed after eating pet cat in Tiller
The News-Review - Roseburg,OR,USA
TILLER — A local family found a startling surprise Thursday
morning when they opened the door to see a cougar gnawing on their
pet cat. ... Read
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Learn about cougar issues
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
Experts in the field of cougar management attending the workshop
include Hugh Robinson of Washington State University's large-carnivore
conservation lab and ... Read
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Three cougars killed outside target area
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
Under the recently adopted Oregon Cougar Management Plan, department
employees have been trapping cougars in the area since mid-January
as part of the ... Read
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Three cougars killed outside target area March 8, 2007
Statesman Journal - OR
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Bill would ease ban on hound hunting for cougars -Volunteer hunters
would be used to kill some animals March 3, 2007
The Associated Press - OR
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The cougar issue
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany,OR,USA
And it’s not likely that the cougar cares whether the hunter
who is about to shoot it is a volunteer or someone paid by the
state... Read
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Hunters want role in cougar kill study
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
Under current law, landowners or volunteer houndsmen designated
as their agents can pursue a cougar or bear causing damage only
to that landowner's property ... Read
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Coexistence with mountain lions challenges ranchers
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,OR,USA
BAYSIDE - The attack on a Humboldt County man by a mountain lion
has highlighted the struggle for people and ranchers to coexist
with the cat where man and ... Read
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Two cougar sightings reported in NE Bend
Bend Weekly - Bend,OR,USA
Deputies responded to two reported cougar sightings Tuesday morning
in Bend, in areas about three miles apart in the northeast part
of the city. ... Read
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Thinning study leads to first cougar kills
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has begun killing cougars
in Jackson County as part of its study into whether curbing cougar
numbers can improve ... Read
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Cougar spotted near SH
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany,OR,USA
The boys saw a cougar last week watching them in a crouched position,
so now their grandfather waits with them until the bus picks them
up. ... Read
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Outdoors: Cougar problem is something city dwellers don't comprehend
Sweet Home New Era - Sweet Home,OR,USA
If you look around at any of the hunting magazines right now, they're
talking about cougar problems, problems that most of us aren't
even aware of. ... Read
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Cougars on the prowl
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
There but for the grace of good luck goes Mark Vargas and his bright-red
utility box, sporting, in indelible ink, the ominous label of "Bear/Cougar
Human ... Read
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2007 OREGON LEGISLATURE: Butler now in the minority
Baker City Herald - Baker City,OR,USA
"Say I have something I want to do — like cougar control," Butler
said, mentioning one of his pet projects the past few terms. "If
I'm going to exchange my ... Read
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Euthanized cougar cub subject of controversy
EastOregonian.info (subscription) - OR,USA
During the first weekend in December, a cougar cub found in Mitchell
and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's handling of the
case caused an uproar ... Read
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Officer spots a cougar in Philomath
Corvallis Gazette Times - Corvallis,OR,USA
By Kyle Odegard. PHILOMATH — A cougar has been sighted in
the Starlight subdivision, at the west end of town. A Philomath
police ... Read
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COUGARS: Hunters see more success
Baker City Herald - Baker City,OR,USA
... About 39,000 people bought a cougar-hunting tag this year, several
hundred more than in 2005, according to ODFW. Cougar harvest ...
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Oregon hunting report
Corvallis Gazette Times - Corvallis,OR,USA
COUGAR season is open on the north coast. These secretive ... hunter.
COUGAR: Look for areas frequented by deer and elk to hunt cougars.
Roadless ... Read
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Combating cougar kills
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
... Complaints from residents throughout the county over cougar-killed
livestock prompted Jackson County commissioners last month to
sign a $30,000 agreement with ... Read
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Northwest Corvallis residents warned of possible cougar sighting
Corvallis Gazette Times - Corvallis,OR,USA
By THERESA HOGUE. Apartment dwellers in northwest Corvallis have
been warned that a cougar may have moved into their neighborhood.
... Read
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Deadline passes for cougar applications
Statesman Journal - Salem,Oregon,USA
... Applications closed Saturday for Washington resident hunters
who want to participate in the third year of a three-year pilot
cougar-hunting-season using dogs. ... Read
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Cougar tales: Two orphaned cubs are spared from euthanasia
and brought to the Oregon Zoo in Portland
The Register-Guard - Eugene,Oregon,USA
... her latter job, Schireman works with zoos across the country
to find new homes for cougars - also known as mountain lions,
pumas and panthers, sometimes even ... Read
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Oregon hopes to trim rising cougar population
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
HEPPNER, Ore. (AP) — With Oregon's cougar population flourishing,
state wildlife officials are planning to trap and kill 30 of them
in hopes of improving the ... Read
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Cougar sighted in SW Bend neighborhood
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
... In an echo of last year's incidents on Awbrey Butte, Bend
police responded twice in two days to reports of cougar sightings
in a southwest Bend neighborhood. ... Read
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Wildlife viewing
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
... Cougar Crossing: Chinook and Takini, orphaned cougar cubs,
will make their debuts at The Oregon Zoo today in the Cougar
Crossing exhibit. ... Read
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Pennsylvania
SEEN A COUGAR?: Mountain lion missing
York Daily Record - York,PA,USA
Cricket, a mountain lion kept caged at Scott Allen Grim's Chanceford
Township home, is missing and might have been stolen, state police
said. ... Read
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Mountain Lion Spotted Near School
6abc.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
(AP) - March 29, 2007 - Police surrounded a house two blocks
from an elementary school Thursday after residents said a mountain
lion may have taken shelter ... Read
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A cold case -- cougars in Pa.
The Express Times - Easton,PA,USA
Eastern cougar, mountain lion, puma they're out there in Pennsylvania's "big
woods" say the thousands of e-mail threads, written usually
by someone who ... Read
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Feds plan study of mountain lions
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Williamsport,PA,USA
A woman from the Watsontown area said she saw a mountain lion
cross in front of her car as she drove to work about 7 am Monday.
... Read
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US-FWS Begins Review of Mountain Lion Status in East 3 March
2007
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today
announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is beginning
a review of scientific and commercial information to determine
the status of the endangered eastern cougar, the... Read
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JOE GORDEN | Evidence needed on cougars
The Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown,PA,USA
But, because no one has ever produced any credible evidence to
back up the thousands of mountain lion sightings on record, the
issue remains open. ... Read
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A mountain lion near Montoursville?
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Williamsport,PA,USA
I looked to my left and I saw this mountain lion — he was
running up through the field and up the hill and went in back
of a barn up there.” ... Read
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Mountain Lion Allegedly Spotted In Carrick
WPXI.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
One man said he saw a mountain lion or cougar, and the footprints
it left behind. Neighbors in Carrick couldn't believe what they
saw near Klaus Avenue and ... Read
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How deadly this wild kingdom?
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
"I have not physically seen a panther in all my years," Saputo
says of the endangered species... Read
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Tracking mountain lion sightings
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
By The Tribune-Review. The Game Commission is developing a formal
system for tracking mountain lion sightings across the state.
Each ... Read
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Outdoors: Game Commission to track mountain lion sighting
amind ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... at any time I can recall, there has been an ungodly amount
of mountain lion sightings," wildlife ... Mountain lions,
also known as cougars, panthers and pumas .... Read Article >
Reported cougar sightings increase
Penn State Digital Collegian - University Park,PA,USA
... Officials from the game commission and the Eastern Cougar
Network believe that there is no population of the mountain lion
in the Pennsylvania area. ... Read
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In search of the elusive Pennsylvania mountain lions
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
... rule out the possibility that a mountain lion or two may
be roaming around out there. But if they are, officials can't
understand why a cougar hasn't been shot ... Read
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Mountain lion sighting reported; game commission finds no evidence
Towanda Daily Review - Towanda,PA,USA
... the Pennsylvania Mountain Lion Research Project, a loose
group of volunteers who, he said, are interested in finding out "the
truth about mountain lions in ... Read
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Lion hunt: State probes area sightings of big cats
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA
... “It was a mountain lion. It walked out real slow ...
from captivity. “There are people who believe they saw
a mountain lion. We don’t ... Read
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State agency will eye mountain lions
The Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown,PA,USA
... of attendees like an offhand mention of mountain lions. ...
been an ungodly number of mountain lion sightings,” he
... conceded that free-roaming cougars may exist ... Read
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State officials hiss at reports of mountain lion sightings
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... Lion: An Unnatural History of Pumas and People.". ...
utterly focused," she wrote in "Mountain Lion." "How
it ... is just something about mountain lions that captures ... Read
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Woman reports seeing mountain lion near her house
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... News after she saw a story in Sunday's edition about a horse
that was attacked in Mifflin Twp., Dauphin County, by what some
believe was a mountain lion. ... Read
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South
Carolina
Husband, wife who survived cougar attack
are ready for the media
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Hamm's 65-year-old wife, Nell, became legendary after she fought
off the cougar, using, first, a ballpoint pen she pulled from her
husband's pocket, ... Read
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LETTER: Official study of cougar is long overdue
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA
The announcement by the US Fish & Wildlife Service last month
that they were beginning a study on the status of the eastern
cougar is long overdue. ... Read
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Big cats sighted, but DNR still wants proof
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA
“What we tell people is, we’ve been unable to document
a wild cougar for many, many years,” said Derrell Shipes,
with the DNR in Columbia, ... Read
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Panther sighting in Fairfield County not uncommon
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
I read with interest the story about the forester who saw the
large black panther. Residents and hunters for years have been
reporting sightings in ... Read
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Panther sighting in Fairfield County not uncommon
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
I read with interest the story about the forester who saw the
large black panther. Residents and hunters for years have been
reporting sightings in ... Read
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Forester saw 'panther' -- then ran, swam to safety Rock
Hill Herald - Rock Hill,SC,USA A federal forester says he was
chased into the Chattooga River by a 7-foot-long panther with "jet black" fur.
Terrance Fletcher, a technician with the US ... Read Article >
The elusive Carolina cougar
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA
... The puma tree, she calls it. ... He acquired cougar urine
from Colorado and spread it around as bait ... sketching a funny
cartoon about it all — a panther tacking up ... Read
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Tennessee
Weird, wild stuff
commercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis,TN,USA
"Never in history has there been any evidence of a so-called
black panther or black cougar," Peterson said. "There
has never been one killed, ... Read
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Maybe cat just digs the park
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
... Sightings of the alleged cougar in Warner Parks? So in. ...
Wildlife officials say they're pretty sure it's a smaller, harmless
cat called a caracal, not a cougar. ... Read
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Warner Parks' 'big cat' not a cougar, TWRA
says
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
... neighborhood. Walter Cook, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
captive wildlife coordinator, said the feline is a caracal, not
a cougar. ... Read
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Texas
Mountain Lion Sighting Report Closes 3rd City Park
ClickonSA.com - San Antonio,TX,USA
SAN ANTONIO -- Eisenhower Park was closed Thursday after another reported sighting of a mountain lion, San Antonio Parks and Recreation officials said ... Read Article >
Two SA Parks Closed After Possible Sighting of Mountain Lion
WOAI - San Antonio,TX,USA
The City of San Antonio has closed two parks in Northwest San Antonio after reports that a mountain lion may be roaming the area. The Parks and Recreation ... Read Article >
Parks Closed Following Possible Mountain Lion Sighting
ClickonSA.com - San Antonio,TX,USA
SAN ANTONIO -- A pair of city parks on the far Northwest Side were closed Wednesday after a visitor reported possibly seeing a mountain lion. ... Read Article >
Black Panther Sightings In Upshur County
KLTV - Tyler,TX,USA
Another report of a mysterious black panther, roaming a densely
wooded area in western Upshur County. The latest sighting of
a reported black panther is in ... Read
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US wildlife agency compiles information on mountain lions
Weatherford Democrat - Weatherford,TX,USA
CUMBERLAND, Md. — This is your chance, those of you out
there who have seen a mountain lion. Somebody in authority is
ready to listen. ... Read
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Mountain lion spotted in area
Amarillo.com (subscription) - Amarillo,TX,USA
A warning is going out to residents and neighbors of Bishop Hills
after a mountain lion was spotted Christmas Day. Bishop Hills
Mayor Betty Benham said one ... Read
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Mountain lion sighting closes wildflower center trails
KVUE (subscription) - Austin,TX,USA
The trails at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center have been
shut down because of a mountain lion sighting. The unconfirmed
sightings ... Read
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Mountain Lion sightings in Morgan’s Point
KCEN-TV - Eddy,TX,USA
... snake or from lightning.". The diet of the mountain
lion, also called a Cougar, consists mainly of deer. For safety
reasons, the ... Read Article >
Police: Cougar on prowl in Morgan’s Point
Temple Daily Telegram - Temple,TX,USA
... Police officials confirmed that at least one cougar - also known as mountain lions or pumas - has been seen within the city limits of Morgan’s Point. ... Read Article >
Cougar Spotted In Bastrop Neighborhood
KXAN-TV - Austin,TX,USA
That's the word from some concerned residents in Bastrop County
who claim there is a cougar living among them. ... Both are convinced
it was cougar. ... Read
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Neighbors' roars growing as mountain lions move
in
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
... Six-year-old Schylure Warner, with mother Carrie Ann, looked
out his bedroom window only to find a mountain lion staring back
'like it was mad at me.'. ... Read
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Utah
When cougars attack
ABC 4 Investigation: Salt Lake City, UT
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Now's your chance to speak out on snares
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
A proposal to change snares used by trappers and the number of cougar hunting permits will be discussed at a series of Regional Advisory Council meetings ... Read Article >
Cougar spotted in St. George
St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA
GEORGE -- A cougar was seen in the Green Valley area of St. George this morning in a man's backyard, according to a press release from the St. George Police ... Read Article >
monday close up
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
The outdoor enthusiasts headed up Spanish Fork Canyon in hopes
of finding a mountain lion, in spite of a difficult winter in which few
mountain lions have ...Read
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Mountain lion shot; reward offered for info on poacher
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
He said it was the second illegal killing of a mountain lion in
the past year. Another cougar was found earlier trapped and killed
in Wayne County...Read
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Rewards offered in death of cougar kitten
ABC 4 - Salt Lake City,USA
TROPIC, Utah (AP) - Rewards are being offered for information leading to the person who shot a cougar kitten in Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah. ...Read Article >
Reward offered in cougar killing
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Dalebout said it was the second illegal killing of a mountain lion in the past year. Another cougar was found earlier trapped and. Read
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Reward Offered For Cougar Kitten Killer
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
TROPIC, Utah Rewards are being offered for information leading to the person who shot a cougar kitten in Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah. ...Read
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Reward Offered for Information in Cougar Kitten Shooting
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
A reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for last week's shooting of a cougar kitten. ...Read
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Utah Wildlife Department Traps Capture Two Cougars
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... The cougar near Brigham City wriggled free of the snare-style
trap and disappeared before state officers arrived, Dolling said.
... Read
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Draper residents nervous after neighborhood cougar sighting
ABC 4 - Salt Lake City,USA
Tyler Falkner says he saw a cougar in his neighbor's yard along
Manilla Drive. ... It was a cougar walking along the sidewalk
south of his house. ... Read
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Vermont
Dispatch from Montpelier
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
Fourteen years ago he went to Montpelier to help someone find
their lost panther. It had escaped from the owner's van in the
vicinity of the Wrightsville .... Read
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Virginia
On the prowl for a mystery
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
Most cougar sightings, it says, come from Shenandoah National Park and from the counties just south of it - Nelson, Amherst and Bedford. ...Read Article >
Another sane person from Floyd hears a mountain lion
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
They determined it must have been a cougar or mountain lion.
They said that they had received a call from the southern end
of Floyd County a year or so ... Read
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The elusive mountain lion: Is he in Fauquier?
Fauquier Times-Democrat - Fauquier,VA,USA
... The Web site contains more than 60 accounts of cougar or
mountain lion sightings in Virginia dating back to the 1970s.
Some of the ... Read
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Washington
Cougar paws at 8-year-old in PA
Peninsula Daily - Port Angeles,WA,USA
PORT ANGELES - Dane Bradow, 8, was playing in his driveway with brothers Bo, 6, and Ty, 3, on Saturday when a cougar came out of the wooded area near the ... Read Article >
Cougar Encounter: Big cat screams from a branch a few feet above ...
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
Wildlife experts will tell you not to run from a cougar because a cat's instinct is to chase anything that flees. But Vineyard's instinct for .. Read Article >
Time change? Nature has its own rhythm
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
When you spot deer, look for mountain lions. The two travel together,
although actually seeing a mountain lion is rarer than finding
Waldo. ... Read
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Mountain lion sighting confirmed at Susanville Ranch Park
SmallTownPapers News Service - Seattle,WA,USA
Anyone who sees a mountain lion in north Susanville is urged to
call police, the sheriff’s department or the California Department
of Fish and Game, ... Read
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Terrier finds forsaken cougar kitten
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Walla-Walla,WA,USA
The juvenile cougar was found Friday afternoon at the Claude Scott residence on the South Fork of Russell Creek Road. Scott said he discovered the small cat ... Read Article >
Eating cougar meat sickens Washington hunter
The Daily Evergreen - Pullman,WA,USA
Raw cougar meat, eaten by a deer hunter who found himself being stalked, is the apparent source of Washington state's first case of trichinosis since 2001, ... Read the Article >
Cougar attacks livestock near White Swan
Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,WA,USA
Yakama tribal authorities are asking the public to report any cougar
sightings following a suspected attack on livestock last week in
the White Swan area. ... Read
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‘Big Cat’ Season Comes To Abrupt
End
SmallTownPapers News Service - Seattle,WA,USA
... So it was decided that Wolding should shoot the cougar in the
culvert. He shot once, then a second time to be sure the mountain
lion was dead. ... Read
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Cougar spotted crossing Klahowya’s
driveway
Central Kitsap Reporter - Kitsap,WA,USA
By Erin Beil. Klahowya Secondary School had a special guest on
Sept. 7 when a cougar was spotted lurking in the vicinity of the
school’s driveway. ... Read
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School kids get cougar warning
Seattle Times - United States
By Times Snohomish County Bureau. Teachers sent more than 500 students
home last week with a note alerting parents of a possible cougar
in the area. ... Read
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Cheney school locked down over cougar sighting
KNDU - Richland,WA,USA
CHENEY, Wash. An elementary school in Cheney was locked down briefly
this morning after a couga | 
