North Dakota pheasant hunter kills mountain lion that charged him
The big cat weighing more than 100 pounds came within 10 feet of the hunter before he shot it.
Cougars
After successfully navigating L.A. freeway two months ago, mountain lion killed on same section of road
Scientists tracking the mountain lions have found that roadways are largely trapping animals in the Santa Monica Mountains, which run along the Malibu coast and across the middle of Los Angeles to Griffith Park.LOS ANGELES – A male mountain lion that successfully crossed a 10-lane freeway in Los Angeles two months ago was struck and killed Saturday on the same…
Another confirmed cougar sighting in Michigan
Latest confirmation came from a trail camera set up on public land in Delta County.
Study: More elk killed by cougars than by wolves in Idaho
The study found that wolves accounted for 32% of adult female elk deaths and 28% of elk calf deaths, while cougars accounted for 35% of adult female elk deaths and 45% of elk calf deaths.
Lowest number of mountain lions killed in Black Hills in 10 years
But largest was a bruiser that tipped the scales at over 160 pounds.
Study: Wyoming mule deer may be suffering because of mountain lion hunt
Research suggests that lion hunters tend to kill older cougars, which happen to be specialists at feeding on elk. However, the numbers of younger lions that tend to eat deer are largely left unchanged.
Runner recalls desperate fight with mountain lion
A necropsy report said the cat that attacked Travis Kauffman was male, 4 or 5 months old and weighed 35 to 40 pounds. Kauffman eventually suffocated the animal.
Study: Carnivores’ return helps Yellowstone streams
Widespread extermination of wolves, cougars early last century meant elk herds able to grow in size, eating away willow plants and other vegetation along park’s streams, causing erosion damage. But in recent years, resurgent populations of wolves and cougars have restored the park’s natural balance by knocking back elk numbers and changing the herds’ behaviors.
Rash of cougar sightings in downtown Oregon city causing concern
But state wildlife officials say that because the big cats have all been spotted at night and haven’t attacked anyone, it’s not a public safety concern.
After more than 3 million DNR game-camera images, one of a cougar finally shows up
The rare sighting caught on a field cam verified in Gogebic County.
In Oregon, attack prompts questions on whether to kill more cougars
Hunters say they’ve seen the problem coming for years, ever since a ballot initiative in 1994 outlawed the use of hounds to hunt cougars.
Second-ever Nebraska regulated mountain lion hunt set for 2019
The season will provide a harvest opportunity for up to eight mountain lions in two sub-units within the Pine Ridge of northwestern Nebraska.
Cougar kills one mountain biker, injures second near Seattle
Rich Beausoleil, the state’s bear and cougar specialist, said it was only the second fatality in the state in the last 94 years.
Mountain lion roams backyards outside Los Angeles
The mountain lion like this one was spotted in the eastern Los Angeles County community of Azusa, near the San Gabriel Mountains wilderness.AZUSA, Calif. — A mountain lion roamed through backyards in a neighborhood outside Los Angeles before wildlife officers tranquilized it. The lion was spotted Monday morning in the eastern Los Angeles County community of Azusa, near the San…
Cougar euthanized after several sightings in Oregon town
The mountain lion like this one was spotted in the eastern Los Angeles County community of Azusa, near the San Gabriel Mountains wilderness.SILVERTON, Ore. — Oregon wildlife officials say they were forced to trap and euthanize a cougar after several reported sightings of the animals in and around the town of Silverton. “The cougar was euthanized (last week) because it…
Colorado study: Hunger trumps fear for mountain lions near homes
Doug Dufford, wildlife disease and invasive species program manager at the Illinois DNR, says there’s “a good possibility that we will see more cougar sightings going forward.”FRISCO, Colo. — A study by a Colorado university found that although mountain lions normally avoid human contact, they are willing to push past their fear when they are hungry. The Colorado State University…
Massive 197-pound cougar captured, tagged in Washington state
State carnivore research scientist Brian Kertson called the cat a monster. He said it’s so muscular that the first tranquilizer dart he shot at it popped out as the cat flexed.
Washington County cougar sighting confirmed
One of several cougar sightings in recent months, this animal was recorded on a security camera during the early morning hours of Feb. 7 as it crossed a walkway in front of the residence.
Study sheds light on secret lives of cougars
“Mountain lions interact way more regularly and predictably than we ever thought before.”
DNR confirms cougar photos from Douglas County
It is unknown whether this cougar is the same animal photographed on multiple trail cameras in central Wisconsin between early August and late October 2017.
South Dakota rejects expanding use of hounds in public-land mountain lions hunts
It’s not unheard of for a mountain lion to travel such long distances.PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission did not adopt a proposal that would have expanded the use of hounds to hunt mountain lions, the agency said in a news release Tuesday, Nov. 7. The initial request, through the citizen petition process, asked…
Cougar sightings on the rise near Oregon Coast
Populations appear to be increasing, raising questions about what is and what could become cougar country.
DNR confirms cougar in Clark, Marathon counties
Single animal is captured in a video and photo from two separate trail cameras.
With growing cougar population, Utah officials recommend larger hunt
Division of Wildlife Resources models estimate there are between 1,900 and 4,000 adult cougars living in the state.
Cougar makes rare successful crossing of L.A.-area freeway
It is only the fourth known successful crossing of the 101 in the 15 years that researchers have been studying the big cats in the Santa Monica Mountains. The freeway and other roads are life-threatening to the region’s lions – 17 documented road kills since 2002.
Mountain lions suspected in Nebraska bighorn sheep deaths
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s carnivore program manager “very concerned about this.”
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