http://www.countytimes.com/articles/2012/07/13/news/doc5000217869a2b026732782.txt Litchfield County Times Search for Eastern Cougar Talk in Litchfield LITCHFIELD — The Quest for the Eastern Cougar: Extinction or Survival? A presentation with Robert Tougias will be held Thursday, July 26, from 7 to 8 p.m. Nature writer Robert Tougias journeys deep into the world of the cougar and into the reasoning of [...]
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http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/10/in-search-of-the-elusive-manitoulin-cougar In search of the elusive Manitoulin cougar By Mike Strobel ,Toronto Sun (Tim Peckham/Toronto Sun) KAGAWONG, ONT. - My quest to find the “extinct” eastern cougar is not going so hot. I’ve looked everywhere. Every lovely nook of Manitoulin Island — especially within a 50-metre radius of my cabin — and no cougar. Read [...]
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Posted in Eastern Cougar on Jun 26th, 2012
Ben is a member of Cougar Rewilding’s Board. http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/310653 The Roanoke Times Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Documenting Tinker Mountain wildlife one picture at a time Ben Shrader of Bedford County uses four Cuddeback wildlife cameras to capture the diversity of wildlife on Tinker Mountain up close and personal. Predators large and small [...]
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Posted in Eastern Cougar, Monitoring on May 31st, 2012
An article assessing the possibility that cougars will recolonize the East on their own, without help from us humans, will be available soon in our upcoming newsletter. Chris Bolgiano is the co-founder of the Eastern Cougar/Cougar Rewilding Foundation. You can purchase her 2005 book THE EASTERN COUGAR in our online store. Please consider helping us [...]
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Posted in Eastern Cougar on May 9th, 2012
Why is it that only the opinions of hunters, ranchers and farmers seem be to heeded when state wildlife agencies (SWAs) and their commissioners make decisions affecting cougars? Why is it that in making these decisions, maximizing the “harvest” of deer, elk and bighorn sheep seem to be the main consideration. Why can hunters and [...]
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Posted in Eastern Cougar, Petition on Apr 7th, 2012
http://www.change.org/petitions/reintroduce-the-cougar-to-the-eastern-us The petition was set up by Ryan Fyock. Although he is not affiliated with Cougar Rewilding, he has stated our case very well. Please support the cause by signing it. Why This Is ImportantIn 1994 a momentous event occurred, wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. In the following years many species of plants started recovering [...]
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Posted in Eastern Cougar on Apr 5th, 2012
As of Wednesday evening, 1784 people had signed the Care2 petition opposing a hunting season on Nebraska’s embryonic cougar population. If you haven’t signed it, go to http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/list-mountain-lion-as-endangered-in-nebraska/ http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/statehouse/mountain-lion-hunting-permit-bill-advances/article_f8123294-6d4e-5506-bcef-93b90d58c0e9.html JournalStar.com Mountain lion hunting permit bill advances By JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 4:45 pm Lawmakers discussed deer [...]
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http://www.propanther.org/ Creator Carmel Severson says: I love Mountain Lions, have for many years, in Florida this cat is know as a panther, so this name is used most often on our site. We are proud that panthers still live in this state, I hope you will find them as fascinating as we do and that you will share their story with [...]
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