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Good News for Mountain LionsMessenger Online | 2011-06-01 The National Park Service has announced that three mountain lion kittens were born in the Santa Monica Mountains and a new male lion was fitted with a tracking collar in the Santa Susana Mountains Area. The only other documented litter of mountain lion kittens was born in the summer of 2004. |
Mountain Lion in Bethany?NBC Connecticut | 2011-06-15 |
Mountain lions spotted in AptosSanta Cruz Sentinel | 2011-03-22 APTOS -- Mountain lions have been spotted at least three times in the past week near Redwood Drive and Campus Drive in Aptos, neighbors and state Department of Fish and Game officials said Monday. |
Florida Panther Not Extinct, Eastern Cougar Is; Here's the DifferenceAOL News | 2011-03-04 The confirmed extinction of the eastern cougar has refocused attention on the Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi), a different but related cougar subspecies whose numbers have also dwindled. Its habitat is extremely limited: Wildlife experts believe there are only 80 to 100 adult Florida panthers left, and they are confined to Lee, Collier, Hendry, Dade and Monroe counties. Because the population has been isolated in the wild, it has remained genetically distinct from other cougar subspecies. |
Deer carcass found near Priory schoolAlmanac News | 2011-03-16 The carcass of a deer that may have been killed by a mountain lion was found near a Portola Valley school Wednesday morning, March 9, San Mateo County emergency officials said. |
Eastern Cougar Is Declared Extinct, With an AsteriskNew York Times | 2011-03-03 Seven decades after the last reported sighting of the eastern cougar, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service declared it extinct Wednesday and recommended that it be removed from the nation’s endangered species list. |
Endangered panther found deadBradenton.com | 2011-03-04 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that a 4-year-old collared female was found Wednesday in the Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County. It appeared she was killed by another panther, but necropsy would be required to confirm it. |
Federal researchers declare eastern cougar extinctAP | 2011-03-02 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday declared the eastern cougar to be extinct, confirming a widely held belief among wildlife biologists that native populations of the big cat were wiped out by man a century ago. |
Groups want to put Fla. panthers in Ga. swampMiami Herald - AP | 2011-02-11 A coalition of environmental groups has petitioned the government to start transplanting Florida panthers to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp. |
Two mountain lions spotted in Woodside CaliforniaAlmanac Online | 2011-02-11 Two mountain lions were seen near the west side entrance to Canada College in Woodside around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, county officials said. |
Mountain Lion Seen Roaming in Portola Valley WednesdayMillbrae Patch | 2011-02-25 The big cat was seen roaming in the 500 block of Westridge Drive in a rural residential neighborhood. |
Linn County sighting confirmed to be a mountain lionSallatin North Missourian | 2011-02-24 The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirmed a mountain lion sighting in southern Linn County along the border of Chariton County. A landowner in the area contacted the MDC on Feb. 15 with two photos of a mountain lion taken Dec. 29 by a trail camera on his property. |
The magic of cougarsThe Victoria Times Colonist | 2010-01-24 Cougars help make Vancouver Island what it is. Most of us never see one. But their existence confirms that the wildness at the heart of this land has not been lost as humans have claimed more and more space for their own. |
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 Sighted in ChesterfieldFox 2 Now | 2011-01-21 The Missouri Conservation Department Thursday confirmed photographs taken by Garrett Jensen of Chesterfield, Mo. |
Ray County mountain lion a Missouri rarityKansas City Star | 2011-01-04 The body, a .22-caliber slug lodged in the brain, was sprawled on the autopsy table waiting for the scalpel. |
Lions in the mountains of Pa.?Vindy.com | 2011-01-03 The Erie Times-News recently ran an interesting article about possible mountain lion sightings in Northeast Township east of Erie. |
More Florida panthers born, but habitat shrinksHerald Tribune | 2010-12-30 Florida panthers this year gave birth to more kittens than in the previous three years, an indication that the panther population could be on the rise. |
Vehicle hits, kills Florida panther in S.W. Fla.Miami Herald - AP | 2010-12-20 It was the 21st Florida panther death recorded this year. Officials say 16 of the panthers have been struck and killed by vehicles. |
Mountain lion verified in Platte CountyKansas City Star | 2010-12-01 A mountain lion was caught on camera Friday in southern Platte County, the Missouri Department of Conservation said Tuesday. |
Mountain Lion Killed By Carabc 7 Denver | 2010-11-28 SNOWMASS, Colo. -- A mountain lion had to be put down after it was hit by a car early Friday morning. |
Biologist disputes cougar sightingsSun Journal | 2010-11-19 Warren Bryant of Jay and Al Stark of Phillips learned Wednesday night that they had something in common: Both believe they've seen tracks in Moscow made by an Eastern cougar, possibly the same one. |
Dead cougar makes 7 in Minnesota in 14 monthsMPR News | 2010-11-16 A dead cougar turned up over the weekend in Pope County, according to a report on Alexandria television KSAX. The station had also reported recently on a cougar sighting nearby that state Department of Natural Resources officials dismissed as a large house cat. |
No further sightings of mountain lionNewark Post | 2010-11-12 County Police reported they have received no further sightings of a cougar. A Pike Creek resident reported seeing the animal while walking his dog early Wednesday morning. |
Cougar Spotted Jumping Neighborhood Fencewww.neworleans.com | 2010-11-09 It was Sunday morning in the middle of Lakeview when Noah Roesler saw something he won't soon forget. |
Mountain lion sightings increasing across MinnesotaThe Dickinson Press | 2010-10-18 Few people now dispute the occasional presence of mountain lions in Northeastern Minnesota. But getting photographic documentation of them is difficult. |
Official: Photos appear to show another mountain lionWichita Eagle | 2010-10-27 A north-central Kansas archery deer hunter has added to the proof that mountain lions are roaming Kansas. |
Trail cam captures another Minnesota mountain lionDuluth News Tribune | 2010-10-26 Few people now dispute the occasional presence of mountain lions in Northeastern Minnesota. But getting photographic documentation of them is difficult. |
While state denies mountain lions are in NH, numerous sightings say otherwiseNashua Telegraph | 2010-10-25 At 6:20 on the morning of Aug. 20, Cheri Mazerall had just let her cat out the back door when she saw what she describes as a “beautiful, large beige/yellow” animal with “large feet and a long tail” come over her stone wall on Center Road in Lyndeborough. |
Game and Parks investigating report of mountain lion in southeast Nebraska areaThe Journal | 2010-10-22 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is investigating an unconfirmed report of a mountain lion sighting in the Beaver Lake and Union area. |
Panther found dead in southeastern Lee CountyNaples News | 2010-10-21 An endangered Florida panther was found dead in southeastern Lee County during routine aerial monitoring this morning, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports. |
Possible Lion Sighting Near Alliance UnconfirmedAM 610 KCSR | 2010-10-12 The Nebraska Game and Parks investigated a possible mountain lion sighting near Alliance Friday evening. A rancher initially contacted officials after seeing what he thought to be a lion. Officials were unable to find any evidence of the big cat, but are not ruling out the possibility. |
A mountain lion in far East Texas?Statesman Journal | 2010-10-15 I got the photo more than a week ago, a tiny image on my cell phone but plainly a mountain lion. |
Debating mountain lion reports in the areaMorris Daily Herald | 2010-09-30 Our local area has been circulating one topic recently that has been at the forefront of many conversations on the outdoors. In the last eighteen months I have been bombarded by people asking me questions about one creature more than any other. The item that has been so prevalent on people’s minds is the possibility of a mountain lion living here in Grundy County. |
Crane naval center issues mountain lion warningChicago Tribune | 2010-09-28 The Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center in southwestern Indiana has warned workers to watch out for a suspected mountain lion that has been spotted in the area. |
Florida panther comeback a success story with many asterisksChristian Science Monitor | 2010-09-27 The population of Florida panthers has increased from 25 adults in 1995 to 100 today thanks to human intervention. But without continued intervention, the species will become extinct. |
Bounding, Rebounding: Panthers Make A ComebackNPR | 2010-09-24 Big, meat-eating animals are in trouble. At least if they're not human. |
8 Texas cougars save Florida panthers from extinctionThe Seattle Times | 2010-09-24 They didn't stay around long, but the eight lady cougars from Texas who temporarily set up housekeeping in southwest Florida in the late 1990s left a lasting impression. |
Mountain lion captured in DevorePress Enterprise | 2010-09-17 Game wardens have tranquilized a mountain lion in Devore and are taking the animal deeper into the San Bernardino Mountains after it caused a stir this morning by prowling outside a house near a school bus stop. |
Mountain Lions Possible but Rarely Confirmed in MissouriKansas City InfoZine | 2010-09-21 Mountain lions occasionally wander into Missouri from other states, but there is no proof of a self-sustaining, reproducing population, a wildlife expert said Thursday at a public forum. |
Cougar's first visit is his lastOmaha World Herald | 2010-09-15 The cougar and Griz the dog zipped past Schledewitz and vanished around the corner of the farmhouse. She estimated the distance between herself and the cougar as twice the length of her living room. |
Lion chases cat through residenceHungry Horse News - MT | 2010-09-13 A mountain lion chased a house cat into a Martin City home last Monday after the owner of the house opened the door to let the cat in. |
Call for More FL Panther Habitat During America's Great Outdoors TourPublic News Service | 2010-08-26 More room to roam for the endangered Florida panther is the goal of a petition being delivered to the U.S. Department of the Interior during the "America's Great Outdoors" listening session in Orlando today. |
Cougar sightingKTTC NBC | 2010-08-30 Several people say they spotted a cougar prowling in the Twin Cities suburb of Roseville, and experts believe the sighting may be linked to a Wisconsin cat. |
Roseburg's cougar sightings prompt reactionsNR Today | 2010-08-25 Two young men who come to Gaddis Park almost every day seemed unfazed Thursday to hear a cougar has been spotted near the park, which is in the middle of Roseburg. |
Cougars Confirmed in WINBC 12 WI | 2010-08-18 A few drops of blood, preserved by an alert warden, proves that while one male cougar was tracking through St. Croix and Dunn counties this past December, another male cougar was moving near the Flambeau River, 125 miles to the north. |
Cougar sightings reported, but proof is rareGazette Xtra.com | 2010-08-16 Milton residents Kalen Marsden and Chad Lovelace were in a canoe, fishing a bend on the east end of Rice Lake near Hickory Hills Campground. It was a mid-June day. The fish were biting. |
6 Cougars Caught on Single Farm In 2 MonthsKEZI nbc 9 Oregon | 2010-08-16 Up to 75 sheep roam the 280-plus acres on a Brownsville farm. |
GFP euthanizes hurt mountain lion near Rapid CityKSFY.com Sioux Falls | 2010-08-02 Game Fish and Parks officers have euthanized a mountain lion hit by a car near Rapid City. The lion was hit about 1 p.m. Saturday and was put down soon after. |
Twain Harte man kills mountain lionUnion Democrat | 2010-07-30 A Twain Harte man legally shot and killed a mountain lion Tuesday night when it returned to his property after killing one of his sheep. |
Letters: Housing invades lion habitatArgus Leader | 2010-07-20 Even though I no longer live in South Dakota, the state is dear to me. Mountain lions are not the biggest problem in the Black Hills. Rather, overdevelopment is the cause of mountain lion issues in the Black Hills and many other problems. |
FL Panther wanders into Mississippi - authorities on the huntMercury News | 2010-07-16 Fliers are going up in Cedar Point and surrounding neighborhoods to warn residents of a possible Florida panther sighted in the area. |
How Is Urbanization Affecting Mountain Lions?KPBS | 2010-07-14 San Diego is a wildlife researcher's paradise. We have an abundance of different kinds of native species in our county the most of any county in the US. But we are also a test case in how we are handling that diversity and our grades are mixed. |
Mountain Lion spotted in Round RockAustin News KXAN nbc | 2010-07-13 Several residents in west Round Rock say they have seen a mountain lion foraging for food, mostly along homes near Brush Creek, but it has been known to expand its range. |
DNR Setting Protocol After Many Cougar Sightingsabc 2 WBAY | 2010-07-07 Sightings of one rare animal have Wisconsin DNR wildlife biologists fielding calls almost daily. |
Cougar spotted in StillwateeSt. Croix Valley Local News MN | 2010-07-02 Six months after a cougar was last spotted in Stillwater, police say another wildcat may be roaming the area. |
Alleged cougar sighting in NE Indianawane.com IN | 2010-07-01 The Loch Ness Monster of northeast Indiana has been born after a picture is taken of what some believe is a cougar or mountain lion. |
Yet Another Florida Panther Killed on a RoadCare 2 | 2010-07-01 Another Florida panther has been killed by a car, the 10th known panther killed by a car so far in 2010. At least 3 more panthers have died from other causes, and as there are estimated to be just 110 Florida panthers alive today these deaths are |
Tracking a big cat Researchers follow tagged mountain lion's extensive travels and learn aboutSan Diego Union Tribune | 2010-06-28 Federal agents trapped and killed a mountain lion called M56 in April after it raided a farm near the East County community of Japatul — a common fate that might have escaped greater attention were it not for the GPS collar that tracked his improbable journey. |
Mountain lion spotted on Bozeman golf courseMissoulian | 2010-06-28 Golfers at a Bozeman golf course faced a hazard with real teeth - and claws - when a mountain lion decided to play through. |
State says cougars are here, but only in UPDetroit Free Press | 2010-06-24 A flash of a cougar's hindquarters and distinctive tail was all that showed up on the film, but it was enough to confirm to state wildlife officials another cougar in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. |
State releases photo of cougar in Upper PeninsulaDetroit Free Press | 2010-06-23 Michigan officials say a blurry photo is yet one more piece of evidence that cougars are back a century after apparently vanishing in the state. |
Island cougar numbers riseNanaimo News Bulletin | 2010-06-10 The cougar population of Vancouver Island may not be at historic highs, but it is healthy and grew over the past decade. |
Cat shot near MandareeMinot Daily News | 2010-06-08 MANDAREE - Ron Brugh has heard mountain lions scream and found their tracks but he'd never actually seen a cougar until Sunday night when he shot one in his yard. |
Police on prowl for big catNews-Messanger -Ohio | 2010-05-27 Several people at Covenant Harbor Retirement Center called police Thursday just after 9 a.m. to report they saw a large cat, possibly a female lion or cougar, police Chief Steven Weirich said. |
Refuge plan for lions, sheep completeYuma Sun | 2010-05-24 Under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's new mountain lion management plan, when the bighorn sheep population on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is above 800, if a mountain lion kills two or more bighorn sheep within a six-month period, it won't have to be lethally removed from the refuge |
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. |
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. |
Proposed lion season in state park would have limitationsRapid City Journal | 2010-05-14 Chances are good that the state Game, Fish & Parks Commission will consider extending the mountain lion season to Custer State Park when commissioners meet to set the lion season in August, GF&P secretary Jeff Vonk said. |
Mountain lion spotted in rural Greene CountyWTHR - 13 NBC | 2010-05-10 The Department of Natural Resources confirmed a mountain lion sighting in Greene County east of Bloomfield. The DNR collects data and reports sightings on the animals. |
Wildlife Expert Refutes Mountain Lion ConcernsKETV 7 Omaha | 2010-04-23 A wildlife expert once again refuted mountain lion concerns in the Omaha area after big paw prints were seen near Standing Bear lake. |
Big cat reports have residents in Thompson talkingNorwich Bulletin | 2010-04-22 Thompson, Conn. —Norman Rudzinski, of Thompson, remembers the piercing screech of the mountain lion he says he saw roaming his property a few years ago. |
FWC Reports Encouraging News For Florida PanthersWCTV - Florida | 2010-04-20 With spring in full bloom, some positive signs have emerged about Florida’s endangered panther. Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP) have been busy documenting active Florida panther dens filled with kittens. |
Mountain lions showing up in urban areas9 NEWS Denver | 2010-04-12 In the last few months, we've received a number of news tips from our viewers telling us about mountain lion sightings in urban areas. |
Mountain lion population growingNorth Platte Telegraph | 2010-04-07 Evidence continues to mount that Nebraska has a resident population of mountain lions for the first time in more than a century. |
Saga of Florida panther is 'sordid story'St. Petersburg Times | 2010-04-19 Although federal officials have talked of moving panthers out of South Florida for 20 years, they have yet to draw up any plans for such a step. Meanwhile Arkansas officials say they do not want the panthers moved there. |
A Plank Road Panther?Courier News - IL | 2010-04-05 Could as many as 16 witnesses in the Elgin-Pingree Grove area be mistaken when they claim to have seen the mysterious big cat we have named the Plank Road Panther? |
Florida road system to warn of panthersnews-press.com FL | 2010-03-26 State and federal agencies are going high-tech to prevent Florida panther roadkill. This summer, the Florida Department of Transportation will install a series of roadside animal detection systems (RADS) along a section of U.S. 41 near Bass Lake Road within Big Cypress National Preserve. |
Most comments so far seek fewer lionsRapid City Journal | 2010-04-01 Public comments have been consistent across the state in a series of Game, Fish & Parks Department meetings on mountain lions: We have too many. |
Mountain Lion encounters can be exciting and riskyExaminer.com - Cheyenne | 2010-04-02 lthough rare, you may have the fortune (or misfortune) to run into a big cat…Mountain Lion. Now and then we hear in the news that someone may have lost a pet from their yard or a Cougar has been spotted in the neighborhood. |
GF&P: Cougars Not Major Presence In AreaPress & Dakotan | 2010-03-25 A mountain lion was shot six years ago inside Yankton, but the animals are not considered a major presence in southeast South Dakota, according to a state Game, Fish and Parks official. |
Mountain Lion Captured In Santa Fe - Animal Relocated To Remote Part Of Carson National ForestKOAT - NM | 2010-03-22 A mountain lion that had been traveling through Santa Fe neighborhoods was captured Wednesday morning near Santa Fe High School and relocated to a remote part of the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico. |
Panther found dead at Corkscrew trailheadNaples News | 2010-03-15 A dead Florida panther was found over the weekend along Corkscrew Road at at a Corkscrew Marsh trailhead in Collier County. |
Authorities search Monmouth County wooded areas for mountain lion sighted by motoristNew Jersey Real-Time News | 2010-03-12 Police and wildlife officials are searching wooded areas and neighborhoods along the Manalapan and Marlboro after two people reportedly spotted a cougar prowling along a roadway early this morning, authorities said. |
More Florida panthers born, but habitat shrinksHerald Tribune | 2010-12-30 Florida panthers this year gave birth to more kittens than in the previous three years, an indication that the panther population could be on the rise. |
Mountain lions spotted near U of U campusFox 13 Utah | 2010-03-11 Employees and students working near Research Park at the University of Utah are being told to be extra cautious. Property managers at the university say three mountain lions have been spotted wandering unusually close to the Williams building and inside the parking garage. |
Sighting of 'mountain lion' causes stir in DuxburyBoston Globe | 2010-03-10 A contractor working on a house in Duxbury caused a stir when he reported that he saw a mountain lion. But state officials say the mysterious visitor was probably only a more common denizen of the woods: a coyote. |
Despite 'Sightings,' Mountain Lions Remain Elusive In ConnecticutHartford Courant | 2010-03-08 The e-mail came with a subject line "mountain lions in New York." As fast as I could I opened the file, and there they stood: three magnificent cougars, pumas, catamounts, ghost cats — whatever you want to call them — with their sleek bodies and tawny coats standing out in the deep snow next to a car. |
DEC to look into cougar sightings in Allegany CountyWellsville Daily Reporter, NY | 2010-03-03 Officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation say they will look at some photos and into cougar sightings in Allegany County. |
Mountain lion found near Santa Paula dies of injuriesVentura County Star | 2010-02-22 A severely injured mountain lion captured north of Sulphur Springs and Santa Paula on Thursday was given to a wildlife rescue organization, but the big cat died while in transit to a veterinary clinic, the organization’s director said Friday. |
Environmental groups file lawsuit to protect panthersHearld Tribune - Florida | 2010-02-22 Wilderness losses have prompted five environmental groups, including the powerful Sierra Club, to sue the federal government for failing to protect Florida panthers as required by the Endangered Species Act. |
Officials stumped by Va. cougar sightingsUPI.com | 2010-02-19 Virginia wildlife officials said they are struggling to make sense of recent mountain lion sightings at the southern end of the state's Eastern Shore. |
A Kansas lawmaker from cattle country has mountain lions in his sightsKansasCity.com | 2010-02-17 After years of reported sightings, Kansas wildlife officials last fall finally confirmed the presence of a live mountain lion in the state. |
Big cats finding a home to roam- Sanctuary seeks new $250,000 enclosureSan Diego Union Tribune | 2010-02-17 Conrad the mountain lion hid in his cave at a wild cat sanctuary east of Alpine, his yellowish eyes peering warily at the visitors outside his fence. |
Lion hunters use snow, calls for record Black Hills killRapid City Journal | 2010-02-15 Of that total, 24 were females, a fact that continues to worry Dr. Sharon Seneczko of Custer, a veterinarian and president of the Black Hills Mountain Lion Foundation. Seneczko and other lion advocates have argued against increases in the overall lion limit and the sub-limit. The 2005 season had an overall limit of 25 lions but a sub-limit of five breeding-age females. |
First 2010 Florida panther death confirmedAP | 2010-01-20 Wildlife officials say the first Florida panther death in 2010 has been confirmed. The panther was found dead Monday night in Lee County. |
Dead mountain lion found on Highway 17 near Los GatosMercury News - Megha Satyanarayana | 2010-01-12 A mountain lion was found dead this morning on Hwy 17 south of Cat's Restaurant outside of Los Gatos. |
Trail camera near Atoka snaps a mountain lionNewsOK - Oklahoma | 2009-01-06 Ryan Ritter of Atoka couldn’t believe what he was seeing on New Year’s Day when he looked at the photos from his new trail camera |
Record number of endangered Florida panthers killed by vehicles in 2009The Weekly | 2009-12-31 Yesterday, wildlife officials confirmed the death of the 16th Florida panther killed this year on a Florida roadway, eclipsing last year’s number of 10 panthers killed by vehicles and representing a new record high for the imperiled native cat. |
Possible cougar tracks found in WisconsinPossible cougar tracks found in Wisconsin | 2009-12-21 Experts said animal tracks discovered in Wisconsin could belong to a cougar seen wandering recently in Minnesota. |
Whoops: Mountain Lion Shot Near Marengo Male, Not FemaleKCRG-tv | 2009-12-17 Turns out the mountain lion shot by a Cedar Rapids hunter north of Marengo Monday wasn’t a female after all. |
Big Sur Land Trust advances conservation goals in Gabilan watershedTachel Zentz - The Californian | 2009-12-18 The Big Sur Land Trust announced today it has received the donation of a conservation easement on the 1,107-acre Colinas Ranch owned by Dr. Ron and Mrs. Linda Stoney. |
Iowa Deer Hunters Kill Mountain LionFairfield Voice -Will Merydith | 2009-12-16 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reporting that a deer hunter shot and killed a male mountain lion near Marengo, Iowa. Raymond Goebel of Cedar Rapids was hunting with a group just outside of Marengo when he spotted a Mountain Lion up in a tree. Goebel shot and killed the cat, which weighed in around 125 pounds. |
Mountain lion sighted in northern Twin Cities neighborhoodArgus Leader | 2009-12-08 Residents of a northern Twin Cities neighborhood are on edge after a cougar was sighted in the Champlin area. A police dash camera caught the large cat on tape early Saturday. A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officer watched the tape and confirmed to KSTP-TV that the animal is a cougar. |
Why doesn't GF&P relocate cougars that wander into city?Kevin Woster Rapid City Journal | 2009-11-30 John Kanta listened to people cry, swear and complain in the days following the killing of a mountain lion that was found in a Storybook Island neighborhood. |
DNR: No plans for U.P. cougarsDionna Harris | 2009-11-12 Although it has been confirmed there are cougars in the Upper Peninsula, the Department of Natural Resources is not looking to develop management plans. Brian Roell, a wildlife biologist with the DNR, said although there has been confirmation made recently through a trail camera in the eastern Upper Peninsula, cougars will remain a non-game species in Michigan. |
Cruising cougars? Father, son report seeing two mountain lions in Twin LakesJill Tatge-Rozell - Kenosha News, WI | 2009-11-04 Two mountain lions were reportedly seen crossing Lance Drive near Highway O late last month. It is the first time two have allegedly been spotted together in the state. |
Cougar sightings in White County IndianaTiffanie Dismore WLFI.com | 2009-11-03 In September, residents in the Idaville area said they had seen a cougar wandering around, but no evidence of the animal could be found. However, there is now evidence that a cougar is indeed on the loose in White County. |
Refuge's new philosophy: Kill palms, save panthersKevin Lollar- news-press.com Florida | 2009-11-03 State and federal agencies spend millions of dollars to get rid of non-native plant and animal species, and now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has received $171,094 in stimulus funds to remove native cabbage palms - the state tree of Florida, no less - from the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. |
Cougar captured on trail camFox - TV6 MI - Upper Penninsula | 2009-10-23 An image of a mountain lion has been recorded on an Upper Peninsula game camera. We received an email with the photo attached that had been forwarded several times before it reached our inboxes. |
Does the mountain lion roam Pa?Mike Kuhns- Pocono Record | 2009-10-14 The last known mountain lion in Pennsylvania was killed in Berks County in 1874. And yet today the debate continues: Are there mountain lions in Pennsylvania? Depends on who you talk to, I guess. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is always open to review evidence, but to date only hoaxes have crossed the PGC. |
Lawsuit coming if panthers aren't protected, environmental groups sayEric Staats, Naples News | 2009-09-29 A courtroom could be the next stop for a push to designate millions of acres in South Florida as critical habitat for the endangered Florida panther. |
DNR wildlife manager provides cougar fact sheetPaul Relander, Bemidji Pioneer- MN | 2009-09-29 Cougars (sometimes referred to as “mountain lions” or “puma”) were found throughout most of Minnesota prior to European settlement, though never in large numbers. Today they are rarely seen but do occasionally appear. |
Wildlife commission: No mountain lions in WNCCitizen Times, Asheville, NC | 2009-09-28 The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is warning the public that a photograph of a mountain lion purported to be taken in western North Carolina is actually from Texas. |
Fish and Game reports possible mountain lion sighting in BarnsteadBrendan Berube - Salmon Press, NH | 2009-09-23 The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reported late last week that one of its staff members spotted what they believed to be a mountain lion in Barnstead while following up on a routine report of a mountain lion sighting. |
Researchers track mountain lions through Lockheed FireKurtis Alexander - Santa Cruz Sentinel | 2009-09-02 Two days into the Lockheed Fire, when flames were racing down the western slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains, UC Santa Cruz researcher Paul Houghtaling was eager to know the well-being of the area's largest predator -- the mountain lion. |
Mountain lion sighting near Elm Creek unconfirmedBetsy Friedrich- Kearney Hub, NE | 2009-09-02 Wildlife biologists were unable to confirm reports that a mountain lion was near Elm Creek Tuesday. |
Cougar makes a cameoOmaha World-Herald, Nebraska | 2009-08-25 A trail camera mounted on a leaning boxelder tree in northwest Nebraska's Pine Ridge captured an image of a mountain lion as it roamed out of a creek bed on Aug. 15. |
Investigation finds no evidence of mountain lion near MalcomJOE DUGGAN / Lincoln Journal Star | 2009-08-19 An investigation into a reported mountain lion sighting near Malcolm did not turn up confirming evidence. |
Officials say Hubbardston mountain lion reports exaggeratedKaren Nugent TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF | 2009-08-17 An announcement on the town's official Web site warning residents about a mountain lion wandering around likely refers to a bobcat, animal control officer Deborah H. Giordano said today. |
Mountain lion captured in eastern part of Denver metro arThe Denver Post | 2009-08-17 A mountain lion on the far east edge of the metro region was tranquilized in a mobile home park shed this morning. |
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. |
Nebraska wildlife officials probing big cat sightingAssociated Press | 2009-08-10 Nebraska wildlife officials are investigating a reported mountain lion sighting near Malcolm and say they have some evidence to help them. |
DNA links cougar killed in Georgia's Troup County to south Florida panther populationTim Chitwood - Ledger-Enquirer.com | 2009-08-11 The tests are in, and the cat was wild. DNA tests show the cougar a Newnan man shot in Troup County last November was a Florida panther, and apparently not, as authorities initially suspected, an animal that had been held captive. |
Possible wild cat spottedJulie Arrington - Forsyth News | 2009-08-12 Tina Walker was enjoying a quiet Sunday night with her husband when something strange walked through the couple's backyard. |
Saving the PumaMickey Z. - Pacific Free Press | 2009-08-12 The puma is also called cougar, mountain lion, panther, and sadly, endangered. The only more widely distributed land mammal in the Western Hemisphere is the human... and therein lies the problem. |
Big cat spotted in BraseltonBy Katie Dunn - Times regional staff | 2009-07-29 Could a big cat be prowling the town of Braselton? Chad Nichols seems to think so. The Falls of Braselton resident witnessed the unexplainabl.... |
Mail carrier on route east of Crookston says mountain lion ran across roadCrookston Daily Times - MN | 2009-07-17 Reports of a mountain lion east of town have been made this week. Kathy Aamot of Crookston told the Times on Wednesday that while delivering mail... |
Mountain lion still a mythical creature in areaScott Monroe-Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel | 2009-07-17 Sorry, but it wasn't a mountain lion. That's the determination state officials made Thursday of a sample of feces, known as scat, found June 8 on Riggs Brook Lane in northern Augusta. |
Monumental National Wilderness Bill Passes CongressPaul Spitler & Drew Bush | 2009-03-26 The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which would permanently protect more than 2 million acres of America's wilderness |
Wisconsin wildlife officials pursue mountain lionBy COLIN FLY - Associated Press | 2009-03-06 MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin wildlife officials continued Thursday to pursue a mountain lion roaming near Spooner in an effort to fit it with a radio collar. |
Mountan Lion Cub Poses Imminent Danger?Cheri Shankar | 2009-03-03 Last week in the sleepy town of Santa Paula, California a mountain lion wandered into someone's backyard and after a brief standoff was killed by the police. Mountain lions are protected in this state mostly due to Proposition 117 which passed in 1990 and banned mountain lion trophy hunting. |
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