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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Mountain Lions in the West: Natural History, Conservation, & Co-Existence
Runs through Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Time & Place
6:30 PM
Bozeman Public Library, 626 E Main Street, Bozeman
WildEarth Guardians kicks-off a series of mountain lion presentations aimed to help Montanans understand the natural history and conservation issues surrounding the area’s majestic cats. The presentation, Mountain Lions in the West: Natural History, Conservation, & Co-Existence, also includes tips for living in mountain lion country.
“Mountain lions contribute to the richness and complexity of Montana’s ecosystems,” said Wendy Keefover-Ring, Carnivore Protection Director at WildEarth Guardians who works from the group’s Bozeman office. “By creating awareness and understanding of these native cats, we can promote common sense precautions to eliminate potential human-lion conflicts.”
Montana’s rugged foothills and mountains provide critical habitat to mountain lions, also commonly called pumas, cougars, or panthers. These large, golden cats, shy and unsocial by nature, prefer living around rugged terrain that is suitable for ambushing prey, such as deer and elk. They require expansive habitats because their food supply is dispersed over long distances and because they are “obligate carnivores,” meaning they only eat meat.
The presentation includes the role Montana’s hunters can play in long-term conservation of mountain lions, by reducing the amount of females killed, since female lions often are taking care of kittens. Kittens are totally dependent upon their mothers for their first nine months, and typically spend between ten and 24 months learning survival skills from their mother.
“We hope that hunters will assist in promoting the long-term survival of mountain lions by targeting males instead of females, who may have kittens,” added Keefover-Ring.
July 1
6:30pm
Bozeman Public Library
626 E Main St, Bozeman
July 13
6:30pm
Zoo Montana
2100 South Shiloh Road, Billings
July 14
6:30pm
Lewistown Public Library
701 W Main St., Lewistown
July 15
6:30pm
First State Bank of Malta
1 S 1st St E, Malta
July 16
6:30pm
Glasgow Public Library
408 3rd Ave S, Glasgow
July 29
6:30pm
Mountain West Bank
2021 North Montana Ave, Helena
July 30
6:30pm
Ursuline Centre
2300 Central Ave, Great Falls
August 3
6:30pm
Venue TBD, Kalispell
August 4
6:30pm
University of Montana, Missoula
Forestry Building, Room 301
32 Campus Drive, Missoula
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Wendy Keefover-Ring, Carnivore Protection Director -WildEarth Guardians | 303.819.5229 | Web
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Comments on Montana's 2010 Hunting QuotasThe Cougar Fund | 2010-05-12
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Thompson Park Zoo gets new cougar cub; contest for his nameYour News Now | 2012-01-04 A cougar kitten found in Montanta was given a home at a New York zoo, and now they are having a contest to name it. |
Mountain lion killed on resident's porchHelena Independent Record | 2011-05-26 Dave Loewen, a game warden with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, shot the year-old mountain lion from the safety of his truck, which was parked on the street. Police notified the neighbors to stay inside, and blocked off traffic to the area. |
Agressive mountain lion in the Upper McDonald Creek ValleyLake County Leader | 2011-07-11 WEST GLACIER MONT. — Aggressive behavior has been displayed by a mountain lion in the Upper McDonald Creek Valley near areas highly frequented by visitors. Rangers are requesting visitors to be on alert for mountain lions and report all sightings to the closest National Park Service (NPS) facility. |
Glacier warns of aggressive mountain liodailyinterlake.com | 2011-06-30 Glacier National Park officials are warning visitors about a mountain lion that has displayed aggressive behavior toward people on busy trails in the Upper McDonald Creek Valley recently. On June 23, a woman and her niece were confronted by an adult, dark-colored mountain lion on the Sperry Trail near Lake McDonald Lodge. |
4 Wisconsin men plead guilty to illegal mountain lion huntingWTAQ | 2011-05-16 When Wisconsin hunter Erick Steingraber posted an account about hunting mountain lions online, he gave Montana investigators the trail they needed. Steingraber is one of four Wisconsin men arrested for illegally hunting mountain lions north of Helena, Montana. |
Male Mountain Lion Hunting Closed In Districts 445 And 455Montana News Reports | 0000-00-00 The hunting of male mountain lions in north-central Montana hunting districts 445 and 455, which includes portions of Cascade, Lewis and Clark and Meagher counties, closed at one-half hour after sunset on Monday, April 11, 2011. |
Study tracks mountain lions east of divideGreat Falls Tribune | 2011-02-10 Researchers are using GPS and radio collars to track the movement of elusive mountain lions in the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in the state's first study of lions east of the Continental Divide. he study was launched to see whether a hunting season is warranted on the refuge. |
Female Mountain Lion Hunting To Close In Hunting District 580Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks | 2011-02-23 The hunting of all female mountain lions in south-central Montana hunting district 580, which includes portions of Meagher, Park, Sweet Grass and Wheatland counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. |
Male lion hunting closedGreat Falls Tribune | 2010-12-27 The closure notice for the hunt came shortly after Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest sub-quota for the district had been met. |
Female lion hunts endGreat Falls Tribune | 2010-12-20 Hunting for female mountain lions in central Montana hunting districts 422, 423, 424, 425 and 442, which include portions of Lewis & Clark and Teton counties, closes half an hour after sunset on Saturday. |
Ferocious appetites: Study finds mountain lions may be eating more than previously believedBillings Gazette | 2010-12-10 Mountain lions, the largest members of the cat family in North America, may be heartier eaters than some researchers originally estimated. |
Lion hunting closes in southwest districtsGreat Falls Tribune | 2010-12-03 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced today that hunting of all female mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 321 and 332, which include portions of Beaver-head, Silver Bow, and Deer Lodge counties, closes half an hour after sunset on Friday. |
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. |
Mountain lion suspected in attack on MazdaKXLH 9 | 2010-11-09 It appears that a mountain lion attacked a Mazda car in or near Eureka in northwest Montana several days ago. |
School Bus Driver Spots Mountain Lion In Upper Miller CreekNBC Montana.com | 2010-11-04 A Miller Creek bus driver was stopped in his tracks after an early morning mountain lion sighting. Residents of the rolling mountains in Upper Miller Creek live with wildlife all around them, and sometimes they cross paths. "I have never seen a mountain lion in my life," claims bus driver Dan Cook. |
Mountain lion hunting closes in parts of SW MontanaKBZK.com | 2010-11-02 Mountain lion hunting in two southwest Montana districts has closed until December. |
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. |
Cougar seen in residential Choteau neighborhoodChoteau Acantha | 2010-09-07 A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden on Thursday said that resident who lives on the northwest side of Choteau observed a mountain lion in her backyard at about 11 p.m. on Sept. 1. |
Black Bear, Mountain Lion License DeadlineWinded Bowhunter | 2010-08-18 For mountain lion licenses, hunters may purchase a mountain lion hunting license at all FWP offices, FWP license providers, or online at ['_trackEvent','outbound-article','fwp.mt.gov']);">fwp.mt.gov , under Online Services. |
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. |
FWP seeks comment on lion season regsGreat Falls Tribune - MT | 2010-04-23 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks commissioners have proposed two alternatives for mountain lion hunting season regulations in FWP Region 6 outside of lion Hunting Districts 680 and 690. |
Mountain lion hunting season ends in 2 countiesBillings Gazette | 2010-04-06 Montana wildlife officials say mountain lion hunting season will end after sunset today for parts of Gallatin and Park counties. |
Mountain Lion Hunting to Close in Districts 211 and 216KECI Missoula | 2010-03-15 The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 211 and 216, which includes portions of Granite and Missoula counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on Friday, March 12, 2010. |
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. |
Lion hunting districts closedGreat Falls Tribune - Montana | 2009-01-05 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks today announced that it has closed all mountain lion hunting in four hunting districts in southwest Montana and that it will close two in western Montana because quotas have been met there. |
Hunt success: A mixed bag this season hunter successGreat Falls Tribune - Montana | 2009-12-04 Hunter success varied this season by both species and location but one certainty permeated check station reports — mule deer harvests plummeted because both mule deer numbers and the number of permits to hunt them are down. |
All Mountain Lion Hunting To Close Hd 312 & 393Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks | 2009-11-23 The hunting of all mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 312 and 393, in portions of Gallatin, Park and Meagher counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on, Saturday, November 21, 2009. |
Montana's big-game hunting season ends; no extensions plannedMissoulian - AP | 0000-00-00 Montana's 2009 general big game hunting season will close at one-half hour after sunset on Sunday. |
Some lion hunting closesGreat Falls Tribune - Montana | 2009-11-25 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks closed northcentral Montana hunting districts 413 and 432, which include portions of Cascade, Meagher and Judith Basin counties, to all mountain lion hunting effective half an hour after sunset today. |
Man shoots mountain lion taking cat nap in front yardKim Skornogski Great Falls Tribume MT | 2009-11-17 A Hays man recently shot a 200-pound adult mountain lion sprawled in a tree just 40 feet from his front door — further evidence that the big cats are moving into Montana's prairies. |
Anaconda boy shoots mountain lion in self defenseJohn Grant Emeigh Montana Standard | 2009-11-09 It was the big cat's eyes that haunted Eric Boyd. The 14-year-old from Anaconda was hoping to bag his first elk on opening day Sunday. Instead, he found himself face-to-face with a large mountain lion. "It was his eyes that really hit me," he told The Montana Standard Friday. "They stared right at me and were glowing yellow-gree |
Hunter shoots cougar in self-defenseJohn Grant Emeigh Montana Standard - Billigns Gazette | 2009-11-02 It was the big cat's eyes that haunted Eric Boyd. The 14-year-old from Anaconda was hoping to bag his first elk on opening day Sunday. Instead, he found himself face to face with a large mountain lion. |
Apply soon for western districts mountain lion tagGreat Falls Tribune - Montana | 2009-08-21 Those wanting to hunt mountain lions in western Montana's Regions 1 and 2 this fall and winter must apply by Aug. 31. |
Police shoot roaming lionThe Daily Inter Lake | 2009-03-10 A young mountain lion roaming around homes in the lower Big Mountain area was dispatched Tuesday by Whitefish police. |
Woman seeks permit for captive mountain lionAP | 2009-03-02 A woman described as an "animal behaviorist" is seeking a state permit to possess a mountain lion on rural property about 30 miles south of Miles City. |
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