Man escapes cougar encounter – Sun Peaks, BC

Number one rule when you encounter a wild animal: Do not turn your back and run. It may be easier said than done when you're…

Wildlife agent kills cougar near Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, Wash. — A state Fish and Wildlife officer shot and killed a cougar that had climbed a tree near a home in Bridgeport.

GF&P to consider higher lion kill – GF&P Commission proposes raising lion limit; one commissioner wa

South Dakota mountain lion hunters could kill an additional five female lions under a 2010 hunting season proposed by the state Game, Fish & Parks Commission Thursday.

Pedestrian reports mountain lion near University Avenue in Palo

A possible mountain lion was spotted sunning itself Tuesday afternoon on San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, according to a police spokesman.

Mountain lion shot Sunday in Scottsbluff

A 70-pound female mountain lion was shot and later euthanized Sunday morning east of Scottsbluff High School.

Neb. experts confirm presence of mountain lion

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has confirmed the presence of a mountain lion near Columbus.

Cops kill cougar on North Side

Neighborhood stunned as animal cornered, shot in back alley

Cougar shot in Bossier City

A young male cougar shot by police in a Bossier City neighborhood didn't appear ill, a state wildlife official said Wednesday.

Troup cougar weighed 140 pounds

State authorities say the cougar a Newnan, Ga., man killed Sunday near West Point Lake in Troup County had characteristics of an animal that had been held captive.

Monumental National Wilderness Bill Passes Congress

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which would permanently protect more than 2 million acres of America's wilderness