“Robinson [with Center for Biological Diversity] believes Tuesday’s ruling will lead to broad habitat designation for the cats, perhaps as far east as Louisiana and Mississippi. He is confident there will eventually be breeding pairs here [in Arizona].”
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/fromcomments/113310.php
Tucson Citizen
Ruling: Feds must rethink reasons for not helping jaguars
Fish & Wildlife Service was sued by ‘green’ groups
March [...]
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Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Louisiana on Mar 18th, 2009
“Cougars located in Louisiana are protected under state and federal law and penalties for killing one may include up to one year in jail along with a possible $100,000 fine.”
http://www.deridderdailynews.com/news/x1683625446/Cougar-black-bears-sighted-in-nearby-parishes
Cougar, black bears sighted in nearby parishes
Beauregard Daily News
Mon Mar 16, 2009, 12:09 PM CDT
DeRidder, La. -
Protected under state laws, these creatures may not [...]
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An official of the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said that the cougar was probably not being aggressive, but only reacting to the pain of the darts when it came down from the tree.
http://www.ktbs.com/news/No-signs-of-illness-in-cougar-killed-in-Bossier-City-21088/
KTBS 3
No signs of illness in cougar killed in Bossier City
Created: December 4, 2008 09:07 AM
A male cougar shot by [...]
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Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Louisiana on Dec 4th, 2008
See the video at the website.
http://arklatexhomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=49361
ArkLaTexhomepage.com
Mountain Lion Spotted in Bossier City
Reported by: Erica Bennett
Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 @09:47pm CST
For Charles Colgin, Sunday afternoon turned into a day to remember. While playing in the yard with his son at his parent’s home..he saw something he couldn’t believe.
“Something just caught my eye and I looked up. I [...]
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Posted in Louisiana on Oct 14th, 2008
L.D.W.F. VERIFIES TWO COUGAR SIGHTINGS
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has received photographic evidence of the second and third documented cougar occurrences in the state in recent history.
Private citizens sent trail camera pictures from two different sites to the department in September. LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager Maria Davidson and LDWF Natural Heritage [...]
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