Mountain lions

After successfully navigating L.A. freeway two months ago, mountain lion killed on same section of road

September 10, 2019

Associated Press

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

August 31, 2019

Michigan DNR

Latest confirmation came from a trail camera set up on public land in Delta County.

Another Colorado mountain lion attack, this time on 8-year-old boy

August 26, 2019

Associated Press

Big cat bites Colorado boy on head outside his home; third attack on people in state this year.

Study: More elk killed by cougars than by wolves in Idaho

August 12, 2019

Associated Press

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.

Social media does in Yellowstone mountain lion poachers

June 17, 2019

Associated Press

Three Montana men all pleaded guilty and were ordered to pay $1,666 each in restitution, sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and stripped of their hunting and fishing privileges for three years.

Lowest number of mountain lions killed in Black Hills in 10 years

April 10, 2019

Associated Press

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

April 8, 2019

Associated Press

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

February 19, 2019

Associated Press

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

November 14, 2018

Associated Press

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

October 31, 2018

Associated Press

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

October 25, 2018

Michigan DNR

The rare sighting caught on a field cam verified in Gogebic County.

In Oregon, attack prompts questions on whether to kill more cougars

September 20, 2018

Associated Press

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

June 22, 2018

Staff and News Reports

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

May 21, 2018

Associated Press

Rich Beausoleil, the state’s bear and cougar specialist, said it was only the second fatality in the state in the last 94 years.

Parts of the Midwest seeing a resurgence of predator animals

April 18, 2018

Associated Press

Bears, bobcats, gray wolves and mountain lions expanding into some areas they have not inhabited in years.

Mountain lion roams backyards outside Los Angeles

March 28, 2018

Associated Press

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

March 22, 2018

Associated Press

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

March 16, 2018

Associated Press

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

March 12, 2018

Associated Press

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.

Recent mountain lion encounters may indicate healthy, even expanding population in Idaho [video]

February 27, 2018

Staff and News Reports

Video shows Fish and Game conservation officers releasing a cat from a trap.

Washington County cougar sighting confirmed

February 14, 2018

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

February 13, 2018

Associated Press

“Mountain lions interact way more regularly and predictably than we ever thought before.”

DNR confirms cougar photos from Douglas County

December 22, 2017

Wisconsin DNR Reports

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.

Teenager kills mountain lion while hunting in western Iowa

December 13, 2017

Associated Press

The animals are uncommon in Iowa, but they are not listed as a furbearer and have no protected status in the state.

South Dakota rejects expanding use of hounds in public-land mountain lions hunts

November 7, 2017

Staff and News Reports

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

October 27, 2017

Associated Press

Populations appear to be increasing, raising questions about what is and what could become cougar country.

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