Article in today’s Yuma Sun on Kofa lion kill: 07-09-2007 -
The AZ G&FD Yuma manager makes it clear that they intend to kill a second collared lion if it preys on sheep. And apparently they consider reducing hunting permits by one a significant strategy. Amazing arrogance... Read the full article here
Bighorn sheep declining at Kofa refuge 06-29-2007 - AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
However, many are turning a critical eye to the apparent escalation of a mountain lion population in recent years, of which the Kofa has historically been ... Read the full article here
Another mountain lion seen 07-02-2007 - Sonoma Index-Tribune - Sonoma,CA,USA
A resident of Fourth Street East in Sonoma spotted a mountain lion Monday morning near the intersection of Fourth Street East and Brazil Street. ... Read the full article here
Mountain Lion Killed on Malibu Canyon Road 08-03-2007 - Malibu Surfside News - Malibu,CA,USA
A male mountain lion collared by the National Park Service was found fatally injured Tuesday morning on Malibu Canyon Road near Tunnel One, according to ... Read the full article here
Dead mountain lion found at Niles school 08-20-2007 - Fremont Bulletin - California, United States
Authorities believe a dead mountain lion found in the parking lot of Vallejo Mills Elementary School was struck by a vehicle before wandering onto school ... Read the full article here
Lion Attacks Hit Close to Home 08-20-2007 - Gilroy Dispatch (subscription) - Gilroy,CA,USA
Sheriff's deputies believe a mountain lion is to blame for the deaths of four goats and three Barbados sheep, killed near Kenyatta ... Read the full article here
Mountain lion forces school closure 08-28-2007 - San Diego Union Tribune - United States
A mountain lion sighting early Thursday has forced the closure of a local school, according to school officials. The mountain lion was seen around ... Read the full article here
Canines Corner Mountain Lion In Tree 09-04-2007 - NBC Sandiego.com - San Diego,CA,USA
A band of four dogs, which included two rat terriers, a German shepard and a Weimaraner, cornered a mountain lion in Bonsall Wednesday morning. ... Read the full article here
Mountain lion breaks into Napa home 09-04-2007 - Napa Valley Register - Napa,CA,USA
When Jim walked into the kitchen, he found his dog fighting with a mountain lion. The mountain lion came in through the doggy door. ... Read the full article here
Mountain Lions attack animals in Malibu area 09-12-2007 - LA Canyon News - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Malibu residents are being frequently reminded to keep up their guards and to keep their animals in safe locations; away from the site of a mountain lion. .. Read the full article here
Blind cougar adjusts in captivity 11-05-2007 - Thousand Oaks Acorn - CA, USA
He weighed only 35 pounds when a cougar his age should have weighed 80. His hipbones protruded, and the pads on all four feet were bleeding. ... Read the full article here
Lucy the dog OK after cougar attack 07-12-2007 - Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada
Lucy the dog is shaken up but OK after a two-year-old cougar attacked her in a Langford... After a life devoted to theatre, "Honest Ed" Mirvish has taken ... Read the full article here
Cougar pays a visit 07-02-2007 - Cowichan Valley News Leader - Duncan,British Columbia,Canada
Dave Gordon snapped this shot of a cougar passing through his Shawnigan Lake backyard last Friday. By Lynda Hills When Dave Gordon's dog started barking at ... Read the full article here
Cougar that stalked golfers is killed 07-24-2007 - Vail Daily News - Vail, CO, USA
And finally, the cougar was seen on the fringes of the golf course at Whistler's Fairmont Chateau, allegedly stalking golfers. With that, the cougar, ... Read the full article here
Cougar chase startles family and dog 07-25-2007 - Belleville Intelligencer - Belleville,Ontario,Canada
A Rednersville Road couple and their Labrador retriever are shaken, but otherwise unharmed after being chased by a cougar near their home. ... Read the full article here
Cougar kills eld near Banff 07-27-2007 - Rocky Mountain Outlook - Bow Valley,Alberta,Canada
A cougar made a kill yesterday morning (July 24) on the very edge of Banff's townsite, sparking park wardens to ask residents and ... Read the full article here
Cougar spotted near COP 07-30-2007 - Canoe.ca - Canada
Canada Olympic Park was evacuated for a short time Wednesday night after two mountain bikers reported spotting a cougar while out ... Read the full article here
Boy feels "ripped off" by cougar attack 08-03-2007 - Reuters Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The Kamloops, British Columbia, boy was walking to a toilet at the campground after dinner when the mountain lion suddenly attacked, police said. ... Read the full article here
CO kills cougar 10-01-2007 - British Columbia North Island Gazette - Woss,British Columbia,Canada
The Conservation Officer Service went to the community after receiving two calls regarding a cougar on the evening of Sept. 19. ... Read the full article here
Family pet mauled by cougar 10-17-2007 - Salmon Arm Observer - B.C., Canada
A little TLC: Heather Kennedy strokes Shiah, the family's Labrador and retriever-cross dog, who managed to survive a recent attack from a cougar, ... Read the full article here
Colorado
Colt survives apparent lion attack 07-19-2007 - Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Glenwood Springs,CO,USA
He was unable to find any mountain lion tracks and only has Luedke's assessment to go on, but said the attack occurred in an area of good mountain lion ... Read the full article here
Cats -- Our Wild Estes Park Neighbors' 09-04-2007 - Estes Park Trail Gazette - Estes Park,CO,USA
In addition, Currier will explain what to do during an encounter with a mountain lion in the wild. Participants will spend the afternoon looking for lion ... Read the full article here
Cougar kills miniature horse 09-07-2007 - cw2.com - Denver,CO,USA
Stowell found his 15-year-old pet miniature horse, Bodacious, obviously was killed by a cougar, said Stowell. For the next two days, the cougar returned to ... Read the full article here
Mountain lion kills dog near Nederland 10-01-2007 - Daily Camera - CO,USA
The stone cross on the right marks the spot where her fifth dog, Bear, was killed by a mountain lion Thursday. Bear, an Australian shepherd owned by Barbara ... Read the full article here
Perils of animal attraction 11-26-2007 - Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
John Koehler, left, and Brian Litwin carry away a young male mountain lion from a backyard on Linden Park Drive in north Boulder in May. ...
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Editorial: Panther deaths 06-29-2007 - Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
By Daily News staff We suppose there'sa couple different ways to look at the recent spate of panther fatalities on Southwest Florida roads. ... Read the full article here
Wild things aren't pets 07-31-2007 - Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
Francisco Unanue, president of Goya Foods, got the bright idea to throw his daughter a party that featured a 62-pound cougar. ... Read the full article here
Panther found up in a tree in Golden Gate 11-05-2007 - Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
A young male panther made a rare visit to Golden Gate Estates this morning, climbing to the top of a pine tree in the neighborhood before making an exit to ... Read the full article here
Cougar spotted near Constantine 08-20-2007 - WNDU-TV - South Bend,IN,USA
Norma Ray says she saw a cougar walk out of the woods near her home, and alongside her pond Sunday night. Her dog, Sammy, ran after it, and it vanished into ... Read the full article here
Iowa
Cougars running wild in Iowa? 12-18-2007 - Dubuque Telegraph Herald - Dubuque,IA,USA
Reports periodically surface in northeast Iowa of cougar (mountain lion) sightings. Iowa Department of Natural Resources furbearer resource specialist Ron ... Read the full article here
Mountain Lions Confirmed in Kansas 09-07-2007 - Audubon of Kansas: Ron Klataske-Executive Director
Several other area residents, including farmers, reported seeing a cougar in previous years within six miles of the site. (April 20, 2006 Photo of a Mountain Lion 200 yards from the observers walking over a grassland ridge that Read the full article here
Area Youth Attacked by Mountain Lion 09-10-2007 - SmallTownPapers News Service - Seattle,WA,USA
I looked up and was face-to-face with a mountain lion. The first thing I did was hit it across the face with a cross-arm block. After I stood up I kicked it ... Read the full article here
Cougar sights may indicate imported cats 07-30-2007 - SunJournal.com (subscription) - Lewiston,ME,USA
"Could there be a single mountain lion, puma or panther here? Certainly," Latti said by phone Tuesday in Augusta. "But it could be either an escaped pet or ... Read the full article here
BANNER DAILY UPDATE 11-05-2007 - Provincetown Banner - Provincetown,MA,USA
But the sudden appearance of a mountain lion in the back yard surprised the pants off a renter on Hamblin Farm Road. It happened about two months ago. ... Read the full article here
Minnesota
Cougar sighting near campground 07-09-2007 - Tower Timberjay News - Tower,MN,USA
By Scott Stowell The US Forest Service Kawishiwi Ranger Station received a call about a cougar sighting on Thursday, June 28 at their South Kawishiwi ... Read the full article here
Mountain Lion Hunting Licenses On Sale Now 07-25-2007 - Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks
Mountain lion hunting licenses for Montana's 2007 season are available at all Fish, Wildlife and Parks license providers, online at FWP and #39;s website , or through the mail. To hunt mountain lions in Montana, prospective hunters must ...
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Game wardens' truck strikes mountain lion 07-27-2007 - Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
But what may have been the rarest incident involving a mountain lion occurred just north of Helena Monday night -- when one was hit by a truck containing ... Read the full article here
Mountain Lion on prowl in Great Falls 08-23-2007 - KPAX-TV - Missoulua,MT,USA
There was an unwelcome guest in Great Falls over the weekend as a Mountain Lion was spotted in the city on Saturday. Thee cat was seen in the area of ... Read the full article here
The Cougar Connection 07-03-2007 - E/The Environmental Magazine - Norwalk,CT,USA
They also found cougar scat--evidence that some of the park's estimated 100 cats were present. Zion Canyon was a different story: no cougars, ... Read the full article here
Ariz. Biologist Likely Died of Plague 11-14-2007 - The Associated Press
Eric York, 37, who worked in the park's cougar collaring program, became ill on Oct. 30 and called out sick from for a couple of days before being found ... Read the full article here
Nebraska
Young Male Cougar killed on Western Nebraska Road 07-16-2007 - Cougar Network News, 7/13/07
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission recovered the carcass of an 80 lb. male mountain lion that had been killed by a vehicle near Chadron, Nebraska on July 10. The mountain lion measured 64 inches from nose to tail. This is the 7th mountain lion confirmation in Nebraska in 2007 and the 41st since 1990. Read the full article here
New Mexico
Lions among us 07-12-2007 - El Defensor Chieftain - Socorro,NM,USA
Magdalena Marshal Larry Cearley was summoned to City Hall around 8 am in regards to a 70-pound yearling male mountain lion that was spotted in a tree nearby ... Read the full article here
New York
Mountain Lion Mystery on Grand Island 07-05-2007 - WGRZ-TV - Buffalo,NY,USA
In the past month there have been three sightings in a woodded area on Baseline and Bush roads of what could be a mountain lion. Chris Simon is sure she saw ... Read the full article here
Cougar Visit 08-01-2007 - KFYR-TV - Bismarck,ND,USA
A 15-year-old Washington State girl who helped her class rescue a mountain lion paid a visit to the cougar in a Bismarck zoo. Kodi Jones and her family ... Read the full article here
Mountain lion sighting south of Bismarck 08-28-2007 - Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck,ND,USA
But state Game and Fish officials say they have found no evidence of a lion. Brandon Cozzi was walking his dog when he saw the mountain lion in his backyard ... Read the full article here
Investigation continuing in death of mountain lion 10-01-2007 - By Simone D. Care2.com
The investigation continues into the shooting of North Dakota's third mountain lion in the Badlands this season, Bob Timian, chief of the enforcement division for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said Wednesday. Read the full article here
Hunter stumbles across mountain lion cubs 10-17-2007 - Minot Daily News - Minot,ND,USA
... tag by doing a little scouting in the timber, Phillips literally stumbled into a lion's den and came foot to face with a pair of mountain lion kittens. ... Read the full article here
Fourth mountain lion killed 11-05-2007 - Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
A fourth mountain lion has been killed in the Badlands, leaving one cat to go before the season is closed. The lion was shot Tuesday by a ... Read the full article here
All five cougars killed were females 11-15-2007 - Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
The mountain lion fitted with a radio collar continues to meander in the Badlands. "At last estimate, it's using an area of about 140 square miles. ... Read the full article here
Charges pend in cougar killing case 11-20-2007 - Dickinson Press - Dickinson,ND,USA
The illegal killing of a mountain lion in September has one local man being criminally charged and another man from out of state facing criminal charges in ... Read the full article here
LIONS AND COUGARS AND BEARS -- OH MY! 07-02-2007 - Salem Monthly - Salem,OR,USA
HB 2971 authorizes the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to appoint volunteer agents to hunt cougars and bears with dogs to implement the Oregon Cougar ...
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Oregon Cougars to be Hounded 07-02-2007 - Science Now - Washington,DC,USA
By Virginia Morell Tough times may be ahead for cougars (Puma concolor) in Oregon. A law signed 27 June will bring back hound-hunting of the big cats with ... Read the full article here
Cougars spotted at Willamette Mission 08-02-2007 - Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
A cougar was spotted at the park July 24, said Ryan Sparks, acting park manager. Though last week's sighting is the second since May 7, they are the first ...
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First lion of 2007 season shot 11-05-2007 - Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
This is South Dakota's third mountain lion season. It is scheduled to end Dec. 31 but will close sooner if 15 female lions or 35 total lions are killed ...
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Seven mountain lions killed 11-07-2007 - The Rolla Daily News - MO, United States
That's why he's so believable when he says he saw a mountain lion about three weeks ago on his property. "I was down there along that fence row," King said ... Read the full article here
10th mountain lion killed 11-15-2007 - Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
It is the ninth female mountain lion harvested since the season began Nov. 1. The season will end when 15 female lions or 35 total lions have been killed, ... Read the full article here
Letter: Hunting Mountain Lions 11-20-2007 - Yankton Daily Press (subscription) - Yankton,SD,USA
The first victim of mountain lion killing season was a 2-year-old female cougar shot by a ?hunteri who used a predator call to lure the unsuspecting cat ... Read the full article here
Mountain lion season ends 11-26-2007 - Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
31 or end immediately once a total of 15 females or 35 total lions were killed. The 15th female, estimated to be 3-years-old and 89-pounds, was killed in ... Read the full article here
Official weighs in on lion season 11-28-2007 - Black Hills Pioneer - Spearfish,SD,USA
This year also marked the first time a mountain lion outside the Black Hills, as determined by the GF&P as I-90, was killed. Two were shot north of the . Read the full article here
Extra mountain lion killed 11-28-2007 - Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck,ND,USA
It turns out a 16th female mountain lion was killed after the state's third mountain lion season had ended Friday afternoon. ... Read the full article here
Mountain lions deserve to be fair game 07-26-2007 - Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
The organization has announced plans to present the Texas Legislature with a Texas Mountain Lion Initiative. The initiative upshot is that the lions' ... Read the full article here
Gilad: Texas mountain lion data is shaky 08-20-2007 - Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - Austin,TX,USA
Mortality rates higher than 25% usually lead to a decrease in mountain lion populations. Loss of habitat, disruption of habitat, and unregulated killing of ... Read the full article here
Mountain lions are a misunderstood ilk 10-01-2007 - San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA
The mountain lion is its own best friend in that regard. It is a solitary beast that lives in the wide-open spaces of West and South Texas, and it is active ... Read the full article here
Now's your chance to speak out on snares 07-06-2007 - Salt Lake Tribune - United States
A proposal to change snares used by trappers and the number of cougar hunting permits will be discussed at a series of Regional Advisory Council meetings ... Read the full article here
Cougar spotted in St. George 07-03-2007 - St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA
GEORGE -- A cougar was seen in the Green Valley area of St. George this morning in a man's backyard, according to a press release from the St. George Police ... Read the full article here
Washington
Cougar paws at 8-year-old in PA 07-19-2007 - Peninsula Daily - Port Angeles,WA,USA
PORT ANGELES - Dane Bradow, 8, was playing in his driveway with brothers Bo, 6, and Ty, 3, on Saturday when a cougar came out of the wooded area near the ... Read the full article here
Deer hunters get cougars instead 11-14-2007 - Grand Coulee Star - Grand Coulee,WA,USA
Ayling said he had caught a glimpse of a cougar the day before, but couldn't get a shot away. The next day he was sitting out on a stand watching for deer . Read the full article here
Irvine Park Zoo nets two large donations 12-18-2007 - Chippewa Herald - Chippewa Falls,WI,USA
"Hopefully this summer we will be moving the cougars to their new facility." Hebert said the final phase of the cougar project has an estimated cost of ... Read the full article here
Wyoming
State raises hunting pressure on Wyo. cats 07-26-2007 - Jackson Hole Guide - Jackson Hole,WY,USA
Cougar Fund Co-Founder Tom Mangelsen called the decision disappointing, saying that it didn't reflect the intent of a new statewide mountain lion management ... Read the full article here
R.I.P. F30 10-09-2007 - JH Underground
I was saddened last week to hear that the mountain lion from last winter’s magical sighting was dead as a result of its ... Read the full article here
