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The Mountain Lion Foundation, in conjunction with Animal Rescue Team, Inc. will be hosting a one hour briefing at the ART Inc.’s wildlife rehab facility for local law enforcement ONLY as well as media on Friday July 23, 2010 at 15:00.
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Nebraska HB747 Jan.27, 2010Sara Carlson | 2010-01-26 No files found. |
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Mountain lion caught, killed in UkiahThe Ukiah Daily Journal | 2011-03-11 A mountain lion suspected of killing sheep was trapped and killed in Ukiah off Doolan Canyon Drive Thursday morning, the California Department of Fish and Game reported. |
GF&P kills 3 lions in Black HillsKCAUTV.COM | 2011-03-02 The state's wildlife agency killed three mountain lions after they killed domestic animals in the Black Hills. |
Cougar protection urgedNorth Island Gazette | 2011-01-28 Say the word “cougar” on the North Island and people pay attention. Say that cougars need our protection, not vice versa, and you are probably in for an argument. |
2 panthers found dead in southwest FloridaFlorida AP | 2010-01-24 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that an 8-month-old uncollared male panther was found dead in Collier County Friday along Interstate 75. The death appeared to be caused by a vehicle collision. |
Mountain lion goes on attack in Carson Co., authorities urge cautionKENS 5 San Antonio | 2010-12-31 Residents in the Texas panhandle are being vigilant after a mountain lion went on the attack. |
Dog killed by mountain lion near New CastlePost Independent | 2010-12-03 Residents of Western Colorado know the dangers that exist when wildlife, such as black bears and mountain lions, and family pets meet. |
Mt. Lion Killed After It KillsKeloland.com | 2010-12-09 Officials with Game Fish & Parks killed another mountain lion this week near Rapid City. But not before the cat got its kill. |
Hunter kills attacking lion in the Little BeltsGreat Falls Tribune | 2010-12-06 Nov. 13 was a perfect morning for hunting, recalls Great Falls neurosurgeon Dale Schaefer. Schaefer sat on a log and watched a game trail below him. It was cold, there were 6 inches of fresh snow and the air was still. |
Update: Westcreek cougar sigting marked a mistake, Cougar has dissaperedexaminer.com | 2010-11-22 Police officers claim that the description of a mountain lion in the neighborhood of Westcreek near the elementary Galm may have been a accidental false report, claiming the description of the cat may have been a bobcat, which do naturally live in southern states such as Texas, or a large house-cat. |
Remembering the Vancouver Island child heroes who fought off a cougarVancouver Sun | 2010-11-10 It was the height of the First World War, and two young Canadians — unarmed and facing a ferocious enemy assault, beyond any hope of rescue — fought for their lives with such courage that they would soon gain international fame and give a significant boost to the morale of their warring nation. |
Man who saved boy from cougar receives Medal of BraveryVancouver Sun | 2010-10-25 A B.C. man who fought off a cougar as it attacked a child is one of the everyday Canadians who was recognized Friday for their selfless heroics. |
Teen Attacked By Mountain LionKKTV.com - Colorado | 2010-10-19 Kendra Rutter was attacked by a mountain lion when she pulled off a rural road to check on a car problem. The attack happened on County Road 51 in Divide. |
The cougar vs. the landownerLos Angeles Times | 2010-09-28 For eight weeks, M56 moved relentlessly, guided by a primordial compass. He covered more than 100 miles and climbed from sea level to a mile high. He traversed saw-toothed mountains, navigated busy highways and furtively skirted suburban neighborhoods. |
ODFW biologists capture, kill young cougar in CorvallisOregon Live.com | 2010-09-23 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials trapped and killed a cougar in Corvallis, an incident officials say highlights the growing presence of the large cat in the area. |
Cougar kill puts north Ashland on alertMail Tribune | 2010-09-15 A cougar killed a lamb 10 feet from the back door of a home at the edge of the city limits, leading Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife officials to warn residents around the railroad trestle on North Main Street that they should watch their animals and put up a loud human presence. |
Larry Lyons: The facts of cougar attacksNiles Daily Star | 2010-09-15 Nearly all attacks on healthy adults are not fatal for they’re able to fight back with the cat eventually giving up. |
Donkey Saves Goat From Mountain Lion in Paradisekhsl 12 - CA | 2010-09-14 Paradise veterinarian Art Colyer has heard of mountain lion sightings in his neighborhood before, but he never thought he and his farm animals would actually encounter one. Two weeks ago, Colyer says he woke up in the middle of the night when he heard his goat, Buttermilk, crying for help. He explained, "One of our favorite goats was being attacked by a mountain lion, he had a hold of her face and her nose, she was in a little pond that was up there and she was being pulled out by a mountain lion." |
Ex-Wrestler Uses Moves To Thwart Cougar Attack -- Claws, Teeth Can't Match Choke HoldSeattle Times | 2010-09-09 A former college wrestler fended off a cougar attack on a popular hiking trail in Olympic National Park by locking his legs around the animal and squeezing its throat with his hands. Phil Anderson survived the attack Friday afternoon even though he could not choke the young, 80-pound cougar into unconsciousness. "I couldn't quite get my hands around his neck to shut off his esophagus. |
Possible Cougar Attack In Monroe CountyChannel 3000 Madison | 2010-09-13 Authorities are investigating another possible cougar attack in western Wisconsin. The latest incident happened in Sparta in Monroe County, which is about 30 miles northwest of where several other attacks happened earlier this summer in Elroy. |
Fifth cougar killed on sheep ranchDemocrat Herald | 2010-08-04 For the fifth time in two months, a cougar has been trapped and killed on a sheep ranch east of town. |
Grants Pass man kills cougar eating goatStatesman Journal | 2010-07-23 Bryan Bergquist told the Grants Pass Daily Courier that after his grandchildren reported a dead goat on the neighbor’s property and he later heard a neighbor’s mule making a commotion Tuesday night, he drove to town to get bullets for his rifle. |
Cougar believed to be killing sheep near MandanAP - Grand Forks Herald | 2010-06-16 Authorities believe a mountain lion is responsible for the killing of sheep at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center south of Mandan, but they have been unable to turn up any sign of a cougar. |
Prescott man reportedly attacked by mountain lionAZcentral.com | 2010-06-09 Authorities have called off the search for a mountain lion suspected of attacking a Prescott man on Sunday night. |
Mountain lion suspected in attack found, killedVerde Independent | 2010-06-16 The Arizona Game and Fish Department found and killed a mountain lion in the direct vicinity of a suspected attack involving a Prescott-area man on Sunday night. |
DNR Searching For Cougar That Attacked HeiferNews Channel 3 - Madison | 2010-05-19 An attack on a year-old heifer in Juneau County over the weekend will be noted as a historic event in Wisconsin wildlife evolution, the first occurrence of a cougar taking down a domestic animal in more than 100 years, experts said Tuesday. |
Minoters witness cougar attackMinot Daily News | 2010-05-19 Sometimes a trip to the zoo can be a little too exciting. It certainly was recently for Minoter Vicki Tiffany. |
A Black Hills lion in the Badger State? MaybeRapid City Journal | 2010-05-19 Wildlife biologists and hunters in Wisconsin are wondering if the latest visit by a mountain lion, which might have wandered from the Black Hills, is a sign of things to come in the Badger State. |
Mountain lion attack suspectedNCNewsPress.com | 2010-05-12 Sidney, Iowa —Lynn Benson of Sidney was cutting lumber in a tree line of his property on the morning of Saturday, May 1, down in a draw when something caught his eye. |
Mountain lion shot near mountain schoolMountain lion shot near mountain school | 2010-05-10 Deputies shot a mountain lion Thursday near a school beside Big Bear Lake just days after the same cat killed a dog in the area and another lion treed a Lake Arrowhead jogger, officials say. |
Three lions found in subdivision near Hot Springs: Two killed, one driven awayRapid City Journal | 2010-05-03 When a pet goat and a deer were discovered killed the morning of April 20 behind a home in the Eagle Valley Subdivision, less than a mile east of Hot Springs, there was little doubt what caused the deaths. |
Mountain lion catches deer on Portola Valley man's porchMercury News | 2010-04-28 A Portola Valley resident had a close encounter with a mountain lion over the weekend, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday. |
Mountain Lion Safety VideoColorado Division of Wildlife | 2010-04-22 |
Lion tests negative for diseaseThe Mountain Mail | 2010-03-23 Test results were negative for rabies in the a young male mountain lion that entered a home about nine miles northwest of Salida March 4 killing one dog and injuring three others. |
Woman says puma mauled her horsesWatertown Daily Times | 2010-03-16 Rebecca M. Perry finds it hard to believe that a black bear savagely mauled her two horses at her Silver Hill Road home last summer. |
After the mountain lion attack, she beat fearOrange County Register | 2010-03-12 Five-foot-four with the lithe, athletic body of the personal trainer that she is, I wondered what kind of shape Hjelle's spirit was in. |
La Pine residents react to deadly cougar attackKTVZ Oregon | 2010-03-09 A cougar attacked a horse in La Pine over the weekend, causing injuries so severe, she had to be put down. But the troubling part, residents say, is where officials believe the big cats are calling home. |
Mountain lion euthanized after invading Chaffee County homeMontrose Daily Press | 2010-03-06 An apparently malnourished young mountain lion entered a Chaffee County residence Thursday afternoon, killing one dog and briefly trapping a mother and her two children inside the house until sheriff's deputies evacuated them, reports the Colorado Division of Wildlife. |
Mountain lion attacks goat in Portola ValleyOakland Tribune | 2010-02-26 A mountain lion attacked a pygmy goat in a Portola Valley backyard last week and then scampered off when a woman rushed out of her house screaming and waving her flashlight at it, authorities reported. |
Big Wash. cougar killed after bull attackedSeattle 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. |
Maybe you can be too safeBy The Kansas City Star Editorial Board | 2010-02-15 His law also protects Kansans from the dangers posed by wolves. Wildlife officials note there haven’t even been rumors of wolves in the state (they are endangered and federally protected) in 40 years. No word yet on whether Holmes will add Bengal tigers and Great White sharks to the open season list. |
Dog owner fends off raccoon with Samurai swordMercury News | 2010-02-12 Dawson originally told authorities that the animal that fought with Stunna was a mountain lion, but officials with the California Department of Fish and Game notified him Thursday that the offending animal appears to have been a large raccoon. |
Fish and Game awaits word on cougarIdaho Mountain Express & Guide | 2010-02-04 After a mountain lion was involved in a spate of confrontations with dogs last week in Bellevue, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game continues to monitor the situation. |
Cougar killed near Fred Burr CreekPERRY BACKUS Ravalli Republic - Missoulian | 2010-02-02 Officials and locals are hoping a mountain lion killed last week in the Fred Burr Creek drainage is the same animal that’s been killing pets and livestock in the area for several months now. |
Mountain lion attacks dogs in BellevueIdaho Mountain Express | 2010-01-29 Idaho Department of Fish & Game Wildlife Manager Randy Smith confirmed that a mountain lion has been responsible for attacking a number of animals in Bellevue, including a dog that was badly injured last night. |
Hunter Shoots Mountain Lion Believed To Have Attacked Family Pet - Lion Said To Be Famished, In Poor7 news ABC | 2010-01-19 A hunter shot a mountain lion believed to have mauled a family dog near Lake City, Colo. |
Mountain lions drag off family dogThe Gazette - Colorado Springs | 2010-01-18 Scamp was a yappy little dog, a beloved family pet that had seemed paranoid lately. |
Legislature roundup: Bill would create permit to kill aggressive mountain lionsJournal Star | 2010-01-08 A bill introduced Wednesday on the first day of the legislative session would create a permit allowing farmers and ranchers to kill mountain lions that prey on livestock. |
Angel The Dog Saves 11 Year-Old From Cougar Attack (UPDATE) (VIDEO)Huffington Post | 2009-01-06 It's a story straight out of Old Yeller. 11-year-old Austin Forman was stepping out to collect firewood outside his family's home in Boston Bar, British Columbia, when a cougar approached him, poised to attack. |
Family dog protects child from cougar attackExaminer.com | 2010-01-04 One dog proved his loyalty yesterday when he headed off a charging cougar about to attack his 11-year-old owner. |
Mom fends off cougar with cleaning rag in second B.C. attackThe Globe and Mail - British Columbia | 2009-01-05 Pinned face down in the snow by a cougar, seven-year-old David Metzler Jr. was already bleeding from wounds to his scalp and back when his mother came running from the church, armed with nothing but a scrub rag. |
Mountain lion kills llama in Alta, Wyo.Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News & Guide | 2009-12-30 A male mountain lion attacked and killed a llama at a private residence off State Line Road in Alta during the weekend before the owner shot the cat dead Monday as it fed on the llama’s carcass. |
Mountain lion shot in AltaRachael Horne - Teton Valley News | 2009-12-30 A mountain lion that killed and fed on a llama in Alta was shot on Monday. Lou Centrella, who lives on State Line Road, said he noticed the gate where he kept his three llamas was open. He found one llama dead and another missing. He also noticed several large tracks that he thought came from a cat. He called Fish and Game and was then put in touch with a Teton County Wyoming sheriff's deputy. |
Mountain lion kills Summit County family's dogDeseret News - Utah | 2009-12-29 A Summit County man shot and killed a mountain lion at his home but not before the animal killed the family's Yorkshire Terrier. |
Beautiful animal needlessly slaughteredDesmoines Register | 2009-12-18 The Department of Natural Resources has said that mountain lions typically leave humans alone unless cornered. I hope Goebel does not consider himself a hero in this slaughter. He sat 40 yards away and shot the nonthreatening lion using a rifle with a scope. |
Mountain Lion attack reports unfoundedTorrington Telegram, Carson LeMahieu -WY | 2009-12-10 Recent rumors circulating around Torrington of a mountain lion attack on three horses in the area are simply not true, local game officials say. |
Mountain lion kills 2 alpacas Ranch manager declines offer to kill predatorTony Evans - Idaho Mountain Express | 2009-10-30 Two baby alpacas were taken from an outdoor pen and killed by a mountain lion Wednesday night at a ranch north of Hailey. |
Mother Fights Off Cougar to Save SonMIKE 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. |
Mountain lion kills dog in MoorparkAnna Bakalis - Ventura County Star | 2009-09-04 A mountain lion attacked and killed a dog in a Moorpark neighborhood early Thursday morning, authorities said. |
Cougar Kills Alpacas in Jefferson CountyKitsap 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. |
DOW officials give advice on keeping animals off propertyMELINDA MAWDSLEY/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | 2009-08-25 Conflict between wild animals and humans may not be as big a problem in the Grand Valley as it is in neighboring, more mountainous communities, but problems still exist |
Three young cougars killed after stalking Princeton residentsKelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun | 2009-08-17 Princeton residents are being warned to keep an eye out for cougars after three "killer cats" were shot and killed in a two-week period after they were seen stalking people at a campground, a swimming hole and a baseball tournament. |
DOW kills mountain lion near schoolJason Gonzales - Durango Herald News | 2009-08-07 Colorado Department of Wildlife officials killed a mountain lion at Park Elementary School on Monday morning after a woman in the neighborhood called police. |
Leavenworth trail closed after cougar encounterTHE 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. |
Man says he fends off lion with chainsaw in Wyo.AP | 2009-07-17 CODY, Wyo. — A man says he used his chainsaw to fight off a starving mountain lion that attacked him while he was camping in the Shoshone National Forest. |
Man reports mountain lion attack near Elk RiverDNews.com Moscow, Idaho | 2009-07-15 ELK RIVER, Idaho -- A Moscow man reported he was attacked by a mountain lion Saturday evening while camping near Elk River. |
Dogs help Oregon couple fend off cougar attackBy Associated Press | 2009-06-26 COVE, Ore. (AP) — The first camping trip of the season for a Cove couple turned into an encounter with a cougar that ended with dogs and people teaming up to send the big cat into retreat. |
Dogs help Oregon couple fend off cougar attackCOVE, Ore. (AP) | 2009-06-26 The first camping trip of the season for a Cove couple turned into an encounter with a cougar that ended with dogs and people teaming up to send the big cat into retreat. |
Man shoots, kills mountain lion in backyard9NEWS NBC - Colorado | 2009-06-03 BOULDER - A man shot and killed a mountain lion on Sunday after it attacked his dog, according to a report in Boulder's Daily Camera. |
Pet Mountain Lion Bites GirlWTOV News 9 | 2009-05-27 A 10-year-old girl is listed in good condition at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh after being bitten by a mountain lion in Columbiana County. |
Mountain Lion Attack 'A Lie'By Patric Hedlund | 2009-05-26 A 16-year-old boy and his friend limped into the coffee shop adjacent to the Screaming Squirrel restaurant in Pine Mountain Village on Sunday, May 17 at about 4:30 p.m. They were seeking assistance for what observers thought |
Are SD Mountain Lions Eating Livestock?Radio 1380 KOTA | 2009-05-26 While ranchers are worried about mountain lions attacking their livestock, one study said there is nothing to worry about. |
Man escapes cougar encounter - Sun Peaks, BCLailani Mendoza - SPIN News Magazine | 2009-05-18 Number one rule when you encounter a wild animal: Do not turn your back and run. It may be easier said than done when you're... |
Second reported mountain lion attack of horse in Inland area this weekJessica Logan | 2009-03-02 A mountain lion attacked a horse in the La Cresta area west of Murrieta, the second such equestrian attack in the Inland area this week, a state Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist determined Friday. |
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