Studies like this give us hope that cougars that are naturally restored or reintroduced to the Midwest and East will be able survive and thrive.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/26/tracking-a-big-cat-researchers-follow-tagged/
San Diego Union-Tribune
Tracking a big cat
Researchers follow tagged mountain lion’s extensive travels and learn about hidden Southern California wildlife
By Mike Lee, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
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MOUNTAIN LIONS
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Posted in Nebraska, Preservation on Jun 28th, 2010
http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/article_46687684-817b-11df-948c-001cc4c002e0.html
JournalStar.com
This land is your land: Conservation organizations dedicate wildlife area
By JOE DUGGAN
GERING – About 75 people held the ribbon while the guests of honor snipped it with a pair of scissors.
Were they dedicating a new business? A new housing development?
Try nearly 1,700 acres of sandstone bluffs, steep canyons and mixed grass prairie in the Nebraska [...]
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Posted in Florida, Florida Panther, Monitoring on Jun 28th, 2010
http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2010/jun/26/la-panthers-and-bobcats-and-bears/
HIGHLANDS TODAY
Panthers and bobcats and bears
Not common, but can still be seen in country
By BRAD DICKERSON
Highlands Today
Published: June 26, 2010
SEBRING – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission gets hundreds of calls every year from people claiming that they’ve spotted a panther, according to spokesperson Gary Morse.
“Believe it or not, the vast majority are bobcats,” [...]
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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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http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12701128
NBC 2 News Online
Florida panther killed by vehicle on SR-29
Visit the website for a map showing recent panther deaths in Collier County.
IMMOKALEE: A young panther was killed in a collision with a vehicle in Collier County, according to wildlife officers.
The 16-18 month old cat was found along SR-29 early Thursday morning, a little over two [...]
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Posted in Monitoring, Ontario on Jun 23rd, 2010
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2634721
The Sun Times
MNR confirms cougars, but questions remain
By Denis Langlois
Cougars roam Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources has confirmed, but questions about the big cats remain.
“We just don’t know where they’re from,” MNR spokeswoman Jolanta Kowalski said Tuesday.
The cougars could be an indigenous population that has slowly grown in numbers since almost being wiped [...]
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Posted in Michigan, Monitoring on Jun 23rd, 2010
http://www.freep.com/article/20100623/SPORTS18/6230304/1365/SPORTS/State-says-cougars-are-here-but-only-in-UP
Freep.com
State says cougars are here, but only in UP
BY TINA LAM
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
A flash of a cougar’s hindquarters and distinctive tail was all that showed up on the film, but it was enough to confirm to state wildlife officials another cougar in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
A midnight photo snapped May 26 near Wallace in Menominee [...]
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Responses must be faxed no later than Tuesday, June 22nd, 5:00 pm Mountain Time.
The proposed regulations include converting the Wyoming portion of the Black Hills into a population sink, meaning that more cougars will be killed than are born. South Dakota may also decide to reduce the cougar population in their portion of [...]
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