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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Law Enforcement Officer Training
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ART Inc.'s wildlife rehab facility
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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Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Mountain Lion Incident Management and Capture and Handling for Natural Resource, Animal Control and Law Enforcement Professionals
Runs through Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
This workshop will:
1) Provide up-to-date scientific information on cougar biology and behavior
2) Provide information on how to identify cougar sign
3) Demonstrate the latest in immobilizing drugs and techniques, with hands-on practice
4) Answer questions on how to handle immobilized animals, precautions needed, monitoring, and what to expect.
5) Provide first hand information on procedures to use for crowd control, media interaction, and development of your First Responder Team
This one-of-a-kind workshop is designed to give First Responders in areas where pumas are showing up the tools they need to handle the situations safely, efficiently, and professionally.
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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. |
Mountain lion numbers holding steadyBismarck Tribune | 2010-12-17 The most recent mountain lion killed in North Dakota is not necessarily an indication of a growing population in the state. |
Mountain lion kills deer on school campus in BelmontMercury News | 2010-12-10 A mountain lion and her cub killed and partially ate a deer late Wednesday or early Thursday on the Ralston Middle School campus, prompting a warning from police. |
G&P: Lion conflicts possible but rareChadron Record | 2010-12-09 Mountain lion attacks, while possible, are rare. That was the overriding message at a meeting about the animals last week at the Dawes County Fairgrounds. |
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. |
Mountain lions straying into more urban areasSan Francisco Chronicle | 2010-12-01 "Anyplace cougars exist, animals wander past that urban-rural fringe," says wildlife biologist Rick Hopkins, who led a 12-year study of mountain lions in the Diablo Mountains near San Jose. "We're putting all our effort and energy into figuring out how cougars affect us. But we're the ones having the greater adverse effect." |
County landowner shoots mountain lion near NundaMoody County Enterprise | 2010-11-17 A Moody County landowner last week killed on his property a large male mountain lion that he considered to be a threat, according to a South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks official. |
Jack Russell terrier trees mountain lion near ColmanArgus Leader | 2010-11-12 The 17-pound Jack Russell terrier chases squirrels around their Colman farm every day, but he made such a fuss on Tuesday morning that Virtus, Chad's father, had to step out of the shop to investigate. |
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. |
Florida panther is collared in area where calves killedNews.press.com | 2010-11-09 A male Florida panther suspected of killing livestock in eastern Collier County has been captured, collared and released. |
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. |
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. |
Mountain Lion Euthanized Outside of ScottsbluffOutdoor News Daily | 2010-10-25 The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission euthanized a mountain lion in the front yard of a home 3 miles north of Scottsbluff on Monday night. |
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. |
Crews Continue Search After Second Mountain Lion SightingLocal News 8 | 2010-10-19 People around Idaho Falls are on alert again after Idaho Fish and Game received reports of a mountain lion sighting. |
Mountain lion caught, killedRedding.com | 2010-10-12 A 2½-year old mountain lion that took off with a 75-pound goat Friday was captured and killed by a Department of Fish and Game trapper Saturday morning. |
Authorities send out reverse 911 after mountain lion sightingKTVB.com | 2010-10-18 DAHO FALLS, Idaho -- A mountain lion sighting in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls prompted school officials to send out a text alert asking parents to pick up their children after school or have them ride the bus. |
Pastor spots mountain lion in AberdeenKSFY - Sioux Falls | 2010-10-06 It was a frightening moment outside of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, on Monday. |
Visitors warned of mountain lion mother and cubs seen in Berkeley hillsMercury News | 2010-10-04 Officials at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and the Lawrence Hall of Science in the Berkeley hills are warning visitors to beware of mountain lions after a mother and her two cubs, along with deer and goat carcasses, were sighted recently. |
Man Cornered By Mountain LionsKKTV.com | 2010-09-28 It was a close call with wild animals Monday afternoon. Matt Chaparro said he was cornered by two mountain lions on the west side of Colorado Springs. |
Berkeleyside Berkeley sunset The Gourmet Ghetto mountain lion: final wordBerkeleyside | 2010-09-28 The Department of Fish and Game has completed the necroscopy of the mountain lion found in the Gourmet Ghetto on August 31. According to Warden Patrick Foy, the lion was a two-year old male, and had a “reasonably healthy weight”. |
Mountain lion captured in DevorePress Enterprise | 2010-09-24 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 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. |
Oregon House to hear report on cougar controlMail Tribune | 2010-09-20 Oregon legislators will hear Tuesday how wildlife experts from across the West either laud or loathe the state's much-maligned study in which agents killed 101 cougars to test whether it would improve elk herds and reduce human-safety complaints and livestock damage. |
Cougar sighting in the town of ShellbrookGlobal Winnipeg | 2010-09-16 RCMP Shellbrook is reporting an incident involving the sighting of two cougars in the town of Shellbrook. On Sept. 14th at approximately 1:00 p.m. an off duty RCMP member reported that he had seen two cougars in his neighbour’s yard on 3rd Street East within the town. An immediate patrol was made by members of the RCMP. |
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. |
Cougar at the doorIdaho Mountain Express & Guide | 2010-09-13 Two Gimlet residents got a shock last week when they arrived home to find a mountain lion waiting in their living room. |
Benton County poultry farmer kills cougarStatesman Journal | 2010-09-07 A Benton County man says a neighbor has shot and killed a young cougar prowling around poultry pens. |
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. |
Mountain Lion Seen Again Near SchoolKCRA.com CA | 2010-08-26 A mountain lion sighting near Ione Elementary School has school officials taking extra precautions. |
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. |
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. |
Wildlife officials investigate mountain lion shooting deathsSouthern California Public Radio | 2010-07-20 It's illegal to shoot mountain lions in California unless they're taking livestock or threatening people with immediate harm. Officials from the Department of Fish and Game have offered few details about the latest deaths. |
Cougar shootings investigated -- one in O.C.Orange County Register | 2010-07-18 A mountain lion collared for a scientific study was shot and killed in Trabuco Canyon earlier this month -- one of two collared lions killed under questionable circumstances in recent weeks in Southern California. |
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. |
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 |
Cougar startles Rupert residentsTimes-News Magicvalley.com ID | 2010-06-30 A male mountain lion gave a few early risers a start on Saturday when he sauntered down 11th Street in Rupert. |
Mountain Lion Reports in BismarckKXMBTV Bismarck | 2010-06-30 In just ten days... There have been three reports of mountain lion sightings in Bismarck... but no official evidence. |
Mountain Lion Seen In Peninsula Neighborhodcbs5.com California | 2010-06-30 A mountain lion was spotted Friday night in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, according to the Office of Emergency 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. |
Mountain lioness apprehended in PowellPowell Tribune | 2010-06-25 A young mountain lion was captured without incident just east of Homesteader Park early Saturday morning. |
Gilbert residents report seeing mountain lion in neighborhoodsAZcentral.com | 2010-06-24 Three Gilbert residents have reported seeing a mountain lion four times in a local neighborhood since the end of May. |
Mountain lion spotted, diverted to open field with pepper ballsMercury News | 2010-06-17 A few Gilroy residents awoke today to spot a young mountain lion roaming through their neighborhoods, and when police finally caught up to the wild animal, they lured it safely away to an open field. |
Lion killed inside Rapid City limitsRapid City Journal | 2010-06-21 A mountain lion was shot and killed Saturday morning in the backyard of a Rapid City residence on the city’s southeast side. |
Wildlife officers kill lion after report of Walker attackDaily Courier | 2010-06-14 Arizona Game and Fish Department officials killed a mountain lion Friday near the home where a Walker resident said a lion attacked him Sunday. |
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. |
Be Cougar Smart New Mexico And Get OutdoorsAmmoLand.com | 2010-06-10 National Get Outdoors Day will be celebrated across New Mexico Saturday, June 12, and Governor Bill Richardson wants outdoors people to be “Cougar Smart” as well. |
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. |
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. |
Mountain lion startles Cody residentsBillings Gazette | 2010-06-08 CODY — A mountain lion startled residents along Ina Avenue Friday, according to Park County Sheriff Scott Steward. |
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. |
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. |
Mountain lion spotted againWyoming -Little Chicago Review | 2010-03-25 Diamondville – A second mountain lion sighting in Diamondville has prompted a reminder to residents from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department: Do not feed the deer. Kemmerer Game Warden Andy Countryman and Cokeville Game Warden Neil Hymas have been working to locate the mountain lion since it was first reported in January. |
Mountain lion visits Woodside homeThe Almanac | 2010-03-25 That Woodside is mountain lion country is not news. Sightings in Woodside are a regular feature of the county-wide e-mail alert system. Observers, when interviewed, tend to feel blessed by the experience. |
Mountain lion roaming Santa FeKRQE.com | 0000-00-00 A mountain lion spotted near downtown Santa Fe Tuesday morning may be living in a residential area, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish said while warning people to take precautions. |
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. |
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. |
Couple takes extra measures against future mountain lion attacksSanta Cruz Sentinal | 2010-02-08 Owners of a small goat haven off Glen Canyon Road tried desperately to save their pet goat, Hanukkah, before she bled to death from a mountain lion bite to the neck. |
Two report encounter with mountain lions in parkThe Sacramento Bee | 2010-02-05 Wildlife officials have ended the search for two mountain lions after two hikers reported a confrontation in a San Mateo County park. |
Rumors of panther or cougar spark search in Rome for large, black catRome News Tribune, Georgia | 2010-02-03 Missing pets and several reported sightings of a large, black panther-sized cat since last fall have led a group of citizens to hire a private group of trackers to try and capture the elusive animal — if it exists. |
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. |
Lion sighting near Pinedale prompts precautionsAP - Wyoming | 2010-01-04 A recent mountain lion sighting near Pinedale is prompting the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to recommend ways to avoid encounters with the big cats. |
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. |
Details on Mountain Lion Shot in BismarckKXMBTV.com - Bismarck | 2009-12-04 A mountain lion is taken down in town... bringing up a (slew) of different questions. |
Mountain Lion Killed in Bismarck City LimitsKX Net.com | 2009-11-30 Quite a sight in North Bismarck tonight....Again this happened right in town... |
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 |
The Last Cougar in Kendall VillageKenny Malone | 2009-11-05 WLRN Miami Heraldreporter and Under the Sunassociate producer Kenny Malone recently interviewed Angel Pardo, the owner of a 16-year-old cougar named Kimba. She’s one of just a few mountain lions licensed to live in residential areas in South Florida after new restrictions kicked in last August. |
Mountain lion spotted near Lema Ranch in east ReddingDylan Darling - Record Searchlight -redding.com | 2009-11-04 From now on, Gail Paulsen is going to wear a bear bell when she walks her dog near her home in east Redding. |
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. |
Mountain lion killed in Deadwood city limitsKevin Woster Rapid City Journal | 2009-10-22 A mountain lion was killed within the Deadwood city limits Wednesday morning after the big cat, and possibly another, apparently killed a deer in a backyard in town. A South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department trapper killed one lion Wednesday, but the hunt wasn't over, because police reports early in the day indicated that two lions were in the area. |
Man meets mountain lion on HowelsenJohn F. Russell, Steamboat Pilot & Today, CO | 2009-09-30 Mountain bike rider Dave Dietrich wasn’t sure how he should feel Monday evening after coming across a full-grown mountain lion on Emerald Mountain. |
Mountain lion kills deer on Redwood AvenueThe Willits News staff - CA | 2009-09-28 A woman in the 500 block of Redwood Avenue on the west side of Willits, told Willits police she saw a mountain lion kill a deer near her home early Thursday morning. |
Cougar sighted near Snoqualmie ElementaryValley Record, WA | 2009-09-11 Parents of schoolchildren at Snoqualmie Elementary School were warned Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10, of a cougar sighted between Meadowbrook Farm and Centennial Fields in Snoqualmie. |
Cougar caught in Seattle being released in wildAP - GEORGE TIBBITS | 0000-00-00 A cougar that apparently had lived in Seattle for more than two weeks and forced the city's largest park to close was captured early Sunday and returned to the wild, state wildlife officials said. |
Mother Fights Off Cougar to Save 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. |
Three cougar sightings in three days near KenoKTVL | 2009-08-27 Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife have received information of three cougar sightings in the last three days in a Keno area neighborhood southwest of Klamath Falls. |
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. |
Bambi gone wild!Ken White President, Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA | 2009-07-29 .....Wildlife (everyone from snails and mice to deer and mountain lion) are coming to your backyard because there's a reason, or likely a multitude of reasons,.... |
Cougarwise kids help educate Upper County about cougarsBy MARY SWIFT - Daily Record WA | 2009-07-29 For eight years, students in the district collected data about cougars and how human activities affect their habitat and behavior. |
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. |
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... |
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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