The blog of the Eastern Cougar Foundation
Posted in Eastern Cougar, Education, Preservation on Sep 3rd, 2010
There is a growing effort in the eastern U.S. to try and restore ecological balance in ecosystems long abused by domesticated populations of white-tailed deer. Groups such as the Cougar Rewilding Foundation, Coalition to Restore Eastern Wolves, and many others are trying to re-establish populations of the two top predators, cougars and wolves, into the [...]
Posted in Eastern Cougar on Jul 2nd, 2010
Rick Meril is running a series of articles originating with ECF’s Vice President Dr. John Laundre, who spent more than 20 years studying cougar ecology in Utah and Idaho. We will let you know as new items are posted on his blog, “Coyotes, Wolves, Cougars…forever!” So far, we have two:
Part 1: http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com/2010/06/landscape-of-fear.html
Part 2: http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com/2010/06/more-on-trophic-cascades-and-landscape.html
Posted in Eastern Cougar on Jun 10th, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704513104575256452390636786.html?mod=wsj_india_main
There is a short video and a 4-minute radio clip at the website.
Big Cats Obsess Over Calvin Klein’s ‘Obsession for Men’
A Certain Animal Magnetism Makes the Fragrance a Hit With Zoos
By ELLEN BYRON
To wine and dine Sasha, a 450-pound Siberian tiger at the Bronx Zoo, try serving beef and rabbit. To lure him for a [...]
Posted in Eastern Cougar, Education on May 5th, 2010
The latest issue of the Highlands Voice, newsletter of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, has an article by ECF’s Vice President, John Laundre, entitled “Cougars in the East: When is a Native a Native?” See pages 14-15 here – http://www.wvhighlands.org/Voice%20PDFs/VoiceMay10.pdf
Posted in Eastern Cougar, Education on May 5th, 2010
People who are interested in cougars and want to get on-the-ground research experience will want to participate in the upcoming 3-day workshop at the Ladder Ranch near Hillsboro, New Mexico. Harley Shaw, one of our most noted and respected cougar biologists, will be one of the instructors. Please see the brochure and visit this website – http://songofthegavilon.com/puma
Please [...]
Posted in Eastern Cougar on Apr 15th, 2010
http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com/
Every day you’ll find new articles and discussion of these carnivores–and bears, lynx, wolverines and all things wild–and on the major ecological problems in our eastern woods caused by overbrowsing by deer. Blogger Rick Meril grew up on the East Coast but now lives in the Los Angeles area. His enthusiasm for big carnivores is [...]
Posted in Eastern Cougar, Education on Feb 8th, 2010
http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0202-hance_toppredators.html
Why top predators matter: an in-depth look at new research
Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
February 02, 2010
Three recent studies reveal just how important top predators are to their ecosystems.
Few species have faced such vitriolic hatred from humans as the world’s top predators. Considered by many as pests—often as dangerous—they have been gunned down, poisoned, speared, ‘finned’, and [...]
Posted in Eastern Cougar on Jan 24th, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/science/05angi.html?pagewanted=1
The New York Times
A Love Affair With Panthers, for the Moment
By NATALIE ANGIER
NAPLES, Fla.
As David Onorato of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission carefully opened the giant refrigerator where the bodies were kept, I couldn’t help myself. My heart raced. My muscles tensed. Every cheesy freezer horror scene from the movies and “The [...]