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  • Well-known female cougar dies from plague. Carcass found in Grand Teton National Park.

    Ralph Maughan

    This cougar was the fifth plague victim in recent years in the Greater Yellowstone- Well-known female cougar dies from plague. Carcass found in Grand Teton National Park. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide. The plague is generally carried by rodents. I wonder how common it is among the rodents of the Greater Yellowstone.

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife misses deadline on jaguar recovery plan

    Ralph Maughan

    On last day of court-ordered deadline, USFWS does not announce plan, but asks for an extension- U.S. Fish and Wildlife misses deadline on jaguar recovery plan. By Susan Montoya Bryan. Associated Press.

  • Cougar jumps snowmoblier on West Slope of the Tetons

    Ralph Maughan

    Another cougar attacks and kills llamas- And Idaho Fish and Game doesn’t seem to need a better count of cougars or locations like they do wolves (not that I really want them collaring cougars too). Mountain lions on the prowl. Feline killed in Alta, man jumped by cat near Jackpine Loop. Published: Thursday, December 31,…

  • Cougar shot after killing Utah family's dog

    Ralph Maughan

    This should so much not be news! Park City, Utah (up in the mountains). Cougar shot after killing Utah family’s dog. AP. This event is so common. People build in cougar habitat and stock their yards with tasty morsels. There is a similar story in the Bitterroot Valley (actually foothills) of Montana. It seems a…

  • Mountain lions in Virginia?

    Ralph Maughan

    First posted on Feb. 28, 2007 The cougar has not been confirmed in Virginia since 1882, but there are increasing signs they have returned to the state. Motion-sensitive infrared cameras have been deployed near  Appalachian Trail to try to determine whether cougars are back. Thursday, April 21, 2005. Mountain Lions are back, maybe. By Bill…

  • Hunter kills cougar in Iowa!

    Ralph Maughan

    This was the fifth killed in a decade- Hunter kills cougar in Iowa. By Bob Eschliman. World-Herald News Service.

  • Two close encounters with cougars in Montana in a month

    Ralph Maughan

    Florence, MT man rescues dad from mountain lion. By Brett French. Billings Gazette. 64 year old father probably saved when his 41 year old son shot the cougar. Earlier this month the Montana Standard reported a cougar stalking an adolescent boy who was hunting with his father southwest of Butte. The 14-year old boy shot…

  • Mountain lion kills 2 alpacas. Ranch manager declines offer to kill predator

    Ralph Maughan

    Ranch is between Ketchum and Hailey, Idaho- Here is something you don’t read about very often, especially in Idaho.  A predator kills an animal on a ranch, and the owner or manager is not drooling for revenge. Mountain lion kills 2 alpacas. Ranch manager declines offer to kill predator.  Idaho Mountain Express.

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