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  • Second big cat killed in Valley this month

    Ken Cole

    Contrary to the headline of this story, the second mountain lion shot in the Treasure Valley was not shot in downtown Boise, it was shot in an area where there is significant interface with public lands and wildlife. Mores Creek flows into Lucky Peak Reservoir outside of city limits in an area where quite a…

  • Oregon’s assumptions on cougar hunting misplaced

    Brian Ertz

    George Wuerthner critiques the assumption that cougar hunting will decrease conflict with humans. Oregon’s assumptions on cougar hunting misplaced – George Wuerthner, NewWest.net Oregon, like many western states, allows cougar hunting. Part of the justification for hunting is the assumption that killing cougars will reduce livestock losses and increase public safety.  There is, however, growing…

  • Wolves Lose Their Predatory Edge In Mid-life, Study Shows

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolves are at the “top of their game” for only about a quarter of their life- Wolves Lose Their Predatory Edge In Mid-life, Study Shows. Trent Consultants News. ASMSU Exponent. Cougar are much better evolved for predation than wolves.

  • 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…

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