DWR proposes increase incougar hunting permits
The number of cougars hunters take in Utah this season should be similar to the number taken over the past four seasons.
The number of cougars hunters take in Utah this season should be similar to the number taken over the past four seasons.
ELK RIVER, Idaho — A Moscow man reported he was attacked by a mountain lion Saturday evening while camping near Elk River.
Some homeowners are taking precautions after a Bend teen thought he saw a cougar Thursday afternoon in the northeast part of town.
A mountain lion has been spotted in Hunter Creek. Jo Armistead has heard the cat over the last two weeks and Ralph and Dottie Christofferson said every morning it wakes them up below their home making an awful sound.
COVE, Ore. (AP) — The first camping trip of the season for a Cove couple turned into an encounter with a cougar that ended with dogs and people teaming up to send the big cat into retreat.
Sport hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations as managers respond to demands to control predators that threaten livestock and humans
Wildlife officials: Young cougar killed house cat but did not pose public safety risk
The number of animals poisoned, shot or snared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture more than doubled last year, and environmentalists who are critical of the killings renewed their effort Tuesday to limit the agency's funding for such activities.