The blog of the Eastern Cougar Foundation
Posted in Action Alert, ECF, Hunting, Preservation on Jul 22nd, 2010
The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks (GFP) is proposing to increase the kill of cougars in the next Black Hills hunt to reduce the population by 30%. The data analysis in their management proposal is skewed; the reduction of the cougar population could be much greater. At the same time, Wyoming proposes to [...]
Posted in Monitoring, Ontario on Jul 22nd, 2010
http://www.atikokanprogress.ca/2010/07/21/conviction-growing-that-eastern-cougars-are-here/
Conviction growing that Eastern Cougars are here
by Atikokan Progress
Latest sighting on Eva Lake Turnaround Road
Jessica Smith
Do cougars prowl in the wilderness areas surrounding Atikokan?
Their presence has been confirmed in the region and throughout Ontario, yet despite several reported sightings here in recent weeks there has yet to be any hard evidence here, said Atikokan MNR [...]
The Black Hills cougar population is extremely important to the recovery of cougar populations in the Midwest. It’s likely that a high percentage of the scattered subadult male dispersers now showing up in states such as Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois originated in the Black Hills. If the Black Hills population is drastically reduced, it [...]
Posted in Hunting, Preservation, S. Dakota on Jul 18th, 2010
JohnLaundre reports on the true positive of having predators in the system
In a blatant attempt to use fear, South Dakota “sportsmen” are trying to influence cougar management by raising the specter of a bloodthirsty predator killing all THEIR deer and elk. In South Dakota is where cougars are making a valiant attempt to re-establish themselves [...]
Posted in Mississippi, Tracks, Unconfirmed Sightings on Jul 15th, 2010
The assumed panther track was made by a large dog. All of the assumed panther (cougar, mountain lion) tracks that we have seen in the East outside of Florida are either dog tracks or small bear tracks. Kim Cabrera’s Bear Tracker website has an excellent section on how to distinguish these tracks. Learn the track characteristics of [...]
Posted in Colorado, Kansas, Monitoring, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Radio Collar Tracking on Jul 12th, 2010
http://cjonline.com/sports/outdoors/2010-07-10/young_lion_well_traveled
Topeka Capital-Journal
Young lion well-traveled
By Marc Murrell
For decades, reports of mountain lions were common in Kansas. The state’s mountain lion history is mired in stories of sightings and tales from nearly every county. But until recent times there has never been any documentation or physical evidence to support these claims. Nobody really doubts mountain lions could [...]
Posted in California, Control, Monitoring, Preservation on Jul 10th, 2010
This type of training is also needed to prevent the unnecessary killing of the few cougars that are turning up in the Midwest.
http://www.mountainlion.org/newsroom.asp
Mountain Lion Presentation Offered to Law Enforcement Officers
After public outcry over the recent shooting of a mountain lion in San Luis Obispo by police officers, the Mountain Lion Foundation and Animal Rescue Team Inc have [...]
Posted in Control, Florida Panther, Monitoring on Jul 9th, 2010
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-07-01/Panther-attacks-on-livestock-up-in-rural-Collier-County
WinkNewsNow
Panther attacks on livestock up in rural Collier County
Collier County, Fla – With four confirmed Florida panther attacks in June in the Golden Gate Estates area of Collier County, several concerned organizations are sponsoring a campaign in a northern Golden Gate Estates neighborhood on Saturday, July 10 to distribute information to residents on how to [...]