cougar

  • Call of the cougar long gone from the East

    Ralph Maughan

    A followup article to the one about the Eastern cougar declared extinct- Call of the cougar long gone from the East. Big cats extinct despite reports of sightings, federal officials say. By Brian Nearing. Times Union Staff Writer, OR not The Eastern Cougar: Dead or Alive? By Felicity Barringer. New York Times. Eastern catamount may…

  • Rare photo shows 8 cougars on Washington state game trail

    Ralph Maughan

    Unusual proximity of so many mountain lions probably possible because of familial relationships- Several factors probably explain how 8 cougars, very territorial animals, came together to feed on a dead cow on a cliff near Soap Lake, Washington.  The first is that it is winter. Prey are concentrated into a small area and in this…

  • Hunting and Predators–does it work?

    Ralph Maughan

    George Wuerthner questions whether hunting predators solves human conflicts with them- Wuerthner argues that a lot of the arguments in favor of hunting predators fail to take into account the contradictory effects of sport hunting them, such as fewer wolves than before the hunt but distributed in more (but smaller) wolf packs might kill more…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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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