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Arizona Daily Star, March 29, 2009
Did jaguar Macho B have to die?
Phoenix Zoo may have moved too fast to euthanize him, UA pathologist says
By Tony Davis
Macho B may not have had chronic kidney failure after all.
Tissue samples from the last known wild jaguar in the United States showed no sign of kidney disease, the diagnosis [...]
Posted in Co-existence, Florida on Mar 27th, 2009
A total of five panthers are known to have died this year. Conservationists in Florida are doing all they can to help the panther in its present range in southern Florida–seeking to control development in Collier County, advocating more underpasses so that panthers can cross highways safely, and educating residents on co-existence. But the 3rd [...]
Posted in Co-existence, Education, Hunting, Oregon on Mar 27th, 2009
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/
2009/03/a_hunters_view_of_cougar_manag.html
A response to “A hunter’s view of cougar management” by Lori Cooper in the OregonLive.com
Posted by orydude
Let’s think of the magnificent animals that have been eliminated [in Oregon] because of our fear of anything with teeth and claws: Grizzly Bears, Wolverines, Lynx, Wolves (though they are reportedly soon to be back), and probably a [...]
Laurie MacDonald, Florida Director of Defenders of Wildlife said, “It takes quite a concerted effort to try and not just protect the one-known breeding population, which is in south Florida, but someday to return them to a couple of other areas in their historic range.”
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/8365-1
Public News Service
“Save the Panther Day:” A Prowl through Panther Country
March [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Eastern Cougar on Mar 14th, 2009
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Here is the INDEX.
Cover: “Housatonic Ghost Cats,” a watercolor by Walton Ford (2008).
About “Housatonic Ghost Cats”
Five-Year Review of the Eastern Cougar—An Update
From the President: Graveyards [...]
Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Wisconsin on Mar 14th, 2009
http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BJE62PLMIS4
Leader-Telegram,- Eu Claire, Wisconsin
Updated: 3/11/2009 11:22:02 PM
Cougar sighting stirs speculation
By Joe Knight
Leader-Telegram staff
When a colt was severely mauled on Sandy Kenner’s property on 50th Avenue, near Kemper’s Woods nature area on the edge of Chippewa Falls, the family contacted a U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife damage specialist.
The expert ruled out bear, wolf and coyote attacks. [...]
Posted in Confirmed Sightings, Wisconsin on Mar 11th, 2009
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/114450/group/Sports/
Duluth News Tribune
Published March 09 2009
Mountain lion eludes searchers in Wisconsin
The active search for the mountain lion spotted last week near Spooner has ended, but wildlife officials retrieved hair, blood and urine samples that are on their way to a Montana lab for testing.
By: News Tribune, Duluth News Tribune
The active search for the animal [...]