http://cjonline.com/sports/outdoors/2010-07-10/young_lion_well_traveled
Topeka Capital-Journal
Young lion well-traveled
By Marc Murrell
For decades, reports of mountain lions were common in Kansas. The state’s mountain lion history is mired in stories of sightings and tales from nearly every county. But until recent times there has never been any documentation or physical evidence to support these claims. Nobody really doubts mountain lions could [...]
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http://www.kansas.com/2010/06/25/1376423/biologists-used-gps-to-track-mountain.html
The Wichita Eagle
BIOLOGISTS USED GPS TO TRACK MOUNTAIN LION IN WESTERN KANSAS
BY MICHAEL PEARCE
HERINGTON — A mountain lion from Colorado took a quick stroll through Kansas this spring, basically covering the state from north to south in March.
It is the third confirmed mountain lion in Kansas in the past 106 years, and all three instances [...]
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The Topeka Capital-Journal
Outdoor calendar, notes
By The Capital-Journal
THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS Commission meeting is at 1:30 p.m. on June 24 at the Herington Community Building in Herington.
One of the highlights of the meeting will be a report on mountain lion populations in Kansas by Matt Peek.
A general public comment session will be part [...]
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http://www.kansas.com/2010/03/21/1235086/mountain-lions-have-no-place-in.html
Wichita Eagle
Mountain lions have no place in the Legislature
First things first.
Yes, I believe there are a few mountain lions in Kansas.
Yes, I think landowners have a right to protect human lives and their property.
No, I’ll never understand why some Kansans claim to see mountain lions nearly weekly while some of my friends who have ranched [...]
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Posted in Hunting, Kansas, Preservation on Feb 19th, 2010
http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/1753571.html
By MATT CAMPBELL
The Kansas City Star
After years of reported sightings, Kansas wildlife officials last fall finally confirmed the presence of a live mountain lion in the state.
Now, a state legislator wants to make it legal to hunt them.
Conservationists say that is just silly, or worse. There certainly are mountain lions — also called cougars — [...]
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Posted in Hunting, Kansas on Feb 11th, 2010
http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Lawmakers-could-delcare-open-season-hunting-on/8mscq8uUE0SX1Hxag_wZdQ.cspx
KSN3.com
Lawmakers could delcare open season hunting on Mountain Lions
Topeka, Kansas – If a bill becomes law this session, Kansas could have open season hunting for mountain lions.
“There is a fear out there,” says Republican house member Mitch Holmes from St. John, “And this is to give people freedom to shoot first and not worry about [...]
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Posted in Hunting, Kansas on Feb 10th, 2010
Only two cougars have been confirmed in Kansas in the last 100 years. In November 2007, a young male cougar was shot in Barber County in the central part of the state near the Oklahoma line. The carcass was brought to a taxidermist in Oklahoma. Following tips from local residents, the skin was confiscated by a Kansas [...]
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http://www.kansas.com/news/story/1020277.html
Kansas wildlife biologists confirm mountain lion sighting
BY COURTNEY LOONEY
The Wichita Eagle
After more than a century of rumors of mountain lions in Kansas, state wildlife biologists confirmed this week that a live mountain lion has been found in Kansas.
“We have literally dozens and hundreds of mountain lion sightings turned in to us,” said Mike Miller, [...]
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