Wildcats
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State solicits Wildlife Service to do what it does best – slaughter wildlife When wildlife like elk or deer numbers decline, that is usually indicative of something. Often it can be a temporary decline – a response to a natural event such as a fire, drought, or really cold winter – the natural ebb and…
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There will be more predators in the Big Wood River Valley because snows have pushed elk and deer right into town. Story: Cougar attacks dogs in Gimlet. Fish and Game officers relocate big cat after confrontation. By Jason Kaufman. Idaho Mountain Express.
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A serval was shot killing chickens- Notebook: Exotic cat killed in Pennsylvania. By John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sighting of cougars and black panthers in the East may often be real cats, but not of North American origin. One the posts on this blog that has had the most comments over time is the one about…
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This winter begins like last with cougars on campus- The cougars haven’t harmed anyone, but, of course, their presence on campus worries people. The following announcement came over Idaho State University email Nov. 4. Idaho Fish and Game officials have set a cougar trap on campus after a possible sighting Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 4. The…
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Some are saying that Oregon’s strategy of killing cougars to reduce complaints about cougars (whether it be in urban interfaces, to increase elk calf survival, or for fear of loss of livestock) isn’t working… In fact, it may be counter-productive, destabilizing the cougar population by encouraging younger, less experienced cougars to move into areas formerly…
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Here’s a fun story. With homeowner in doghouse, bobcats move in. LA Times.
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Missing lynx? Reintroduced cats suddenly stop breeding. By Dave Buchanan. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Ten years ago lynx were reintroduced to Colorado. For a number of years there was a release of lynx each year, and it took a while for survival rates to grow and reproduction to begin. However, for the last 4 years…
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Man Killed by Cougar, Officials Confirm. By Rene Romo. Albuquerque Journal Southern Bureau. This is near the country where they do all that worrying about Mexican wolves.