Wildcats

  • Should You Run or Freeze When You See a Mountain Lion?

    Ralph Maughan

    New study disputes the conventional wisdom to stay put or risk triggering lion’s instinct to pursue- The study was based on what 185 people did who were attacked by mountain lions. The data was from 1890 to 2000. It came from the U.S. and Canada. I can see from the abstract on which the article…

  • Federal Criminal Investigation begins of Death of Last Known Jaguar in U.S.

    Ralph Maughan

    U.S. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Death of Arizona Jaguar. By John Dougherty.NYTimes.com

  • I baited jaguar trap, research worker says

    Ken Cole

    Former Arizona Game and Fish Employee claims she was told to bait the trap with female jaguar scat obtained from the Phoenix Zoo or the Reid Park Zoo. I baited jaguar trap, research worker says Arizona Daily Star

  • Win on Jaguar Critical Habitat!

    Ralph Maughan

    Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity score big victory for the big cat- This could mean that critical habitat for the jaguar will have to be established in the United States and even a reintroduction. U.S. District Court judge orders new review for jaguar habitat. By Arthur H. Rotstein. AP in the…

  • They had to kill the jaguar to save the jaguar

    Ralph Maughan

    USFWS and Arizona Game and Fish in a sloppy screw-up? An interesting article today in Demarcated Landscapes. Update. Jaguar may have experienced ‘capture myopathy’. Necropsy by zoo inconclusive, two outside vets say. By Tim Steller. Arizona Daily Star Update 4/2. I baited jaguar trap, research worker says. Attorney general opens investigation into capture. Biologist denies…

  • Whither a recovery plan for the jaguar?

    Ralph Maughan

    Jaguar court fight centers on habitat. By Tony Davis. Arizona Daily Star Can the jaguar be recovered in the United States or must efforts be focused further to the south? – – – – – – Michael Robinson on the lawsuit for a recovery plan and critical habitat for the jaguar. Center for Biological Diversity…

  • Caturday Big Cat Blog

    Ralph Maughan

    An interesting blog in Backpacker- One especially relevant passage . . . “When you feed pets outside in a rural setting, other things often show up for dinner.” Caturday Big Cat Blog. By Steve Howe. Backpacker.

  • Cougar found cattin' around (in Wisconsin)

    Ken Cole

    DNR confirms sighting, will wait a bit on chase Cougar found cattin’ around Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

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