The blog of the Eastern Cougar Foundation
Ohio is noted for its lax regulations regarding private ownership of big cats. A cougar should not be in a petting zoo.
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20100808/news01/8080322/1002/cougar-found–returned-to-danville-petting-zoo
Mansfield NewJournal
Cougar found, returned to Danville petting zoo
DANVILLE — A cougar that escaped from its pen at a petting zoo Thursday night in Danville was found and returned late Friday.
The 10-year-old cougar, named [...]
Posted in Duh! on Dec 8th, 2009
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3591903.html?menu
Panther was a cheater
Pranksters made dummies of an entire police SWAT team when they dialled 999 to report a panther prowling in a back garden.
The elite armed unit spent nearly an hour watching and stalking the deadly beast – only to discover it was just a life sized cuddly toy.
“When officers arrived they saw the [...]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/15/AR2009081502602.html
Washington Post
Animal Watch
‘Mountain Lion’ Turns Out to Be a Softy
Sunday, August 16, 2009
LOVETTSVILLE, Rickard Rd., July 31. A real estate agent reported that she saw an injured mountain lion inside a three-sided shed while she was showing a property in the late afternoon. The view of the shed’s interior was partially obscured by weeds at [...]
Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Duh!, Michigan on May 16th, 2009
This is north of Detroit.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090515/NEWS04/905150422?imw=Y
Freep.com
Warren
Tasering of panther ends with a surprise
Warren Police scrambled about 10 officers after a 911 caller reported seeing a black panther in a wooded area near the southern side of Bates Park.
“It’s huge,” the caller insisted.
Arriving officers decided that the piercing black eyes on the panther — sitting inside a discarded [...]