The blog of the Eastern Cougar Foundation
Posted in Control, Illinois, Monitoring, Washington on Dec 19th, 2009
Two cougars wandered into urban areas recently. One became a celebrity; the other tragically died in a hail of bullets! It seems people in the Midwest and East have a lot to learn from their fellow citizens to the West about tolerance and respect for cougars! The celebrity story shows that cougars can make good neighbors, being less [...]
Posted in Attacks, Co-existence, Encounters, Washington on Sep 4th, 2009
NORTHPORT, Wash. — State Fish and Wildlife officials say a 5-year-old Canadian boy was hurt when a cougar pounced on him while he and his family were hiking a remote trail in northeastern Washington.
Department spokeswoman Madonna Luers says the big cat jumped the boy while he was hiking Wednesday with his parents and sister on [...]
Posted in Attacks, Co-existence, Encounters, Washington on Aug 21st, 2009
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090821/NEWS04/708219980/0/HEALTH?-My-hands-were-shaking—Cougar-shooter-tells-his-story
By Rachel SchleifWorld staff writer
Posted August 21, 2009
LEAVENWORTH, Washington — Esmerelda the hog was saved from an attacking cougar Saturday by a 20-year-old man shooting a broken .22 caliber rifle from 100 yards away.
Hayden Winkler, in his boxers, had just sat down with a cup of coffee, when he heard the pig’s screams around 8 [...]