Idaho Elk Mortality Study Takes Crime Scene Investigation Approach
Looking to gain additional insight into both the causes and perpetrators of elk mortality in Idaho’s panhandle region, state biologists look very closely at the clues left at each site. For the past two years, biologists with the Idaho Fish and Game Panhandle Region have been monitoring the activity of elk through the use of […]
Iowa DNR Dispatches First Confirmed Female Mountain Lion
A dead calf with injuries consistent with a large cat kill prompted a call from a farmer to Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources. While relatively uncommon in Iowa, the call came in a couple days after the calf was discovered when a landowner spotted the culprit. As DNR officers arrived on the scene, the decision […]
Mountain Lion Crashes Through Window, Jumps into Bed with Sleeping Woman
While most other residents in Colusa County, California were reveling in the marvel that is all things July 4th this year, a sleeping woman was treated to another level of theatrics. While peacefully sleeping in her bed on July 4th, a mountain lion gained access to her apartment through a window and jumped on her […]
Michigan DNR Confirms First Cougar Sighting in Lower Peninsula
With stories of possible sightings scattered across the east, officials in Michigan made it official last week after investigating a good lead on a sighting in the Lower Peninsula. A resident snapped a decent picture of what appears to be a mountain lion as the large cat crossed the road ahead of his vehicle. Snapping […]
Frozen Cougar Carcass Could Be First Confirmed Mountain Lion in Ontario
While exploring a sandpit area outside of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario, a couple and their friends came across what could possibly end up being a historic discovery. After noticing a van pulled to the side of the road and seemingly examining something from a distance, Mandi Weist and her boyfriend inquired, asking if […]
6-Year-Old Montana Boy in Close Encounter with Mountain Lion
As winter conditions bring more large mammals such as deer and elk into populated areas, predatory species such as mountain lions are also moving into Montana’s residential neighborhoods. So far this year, six mountain lions have been killed in Missoula alone, and now a close encounter between a pair of children and a sickly […]
Saliva Found on Elk Carcass Confirms First Female Mountain Lion in Missouri Since 1994
After analyzing a saliva sample left on a dead elk in Shannon County, Missouri, the state’s Department of Conservation confirmed the first female mountain lion in Missouri since 1994. The cat believed to originate in the Black Hills of Wyoming, South Dakota and Northwest Nebraska marks a significant find as female mountain lions typically […]
Arizona Bill Threatens Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunting
Senate Bill 1182 is currently before the Senate Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee and could prove damning for sportsmen in the Grand Canyon State. The legislation proposed by Arizona State Senator Steve Farley (D-Tucson) sets out to categorize both mountain lions and bobcats as protected, thus prospectively banning the hunting of these animals. […]
Wyoming Man Discovers Body of Mountain Lion While Fishing
Chris Hancock and a few buddies found a little more than just walleye while fishing near Wyoming’s Buffalo Bill Reservoir over the Easter weekend. After walking along the shoreline, Chris stumbled upon the body of a deceased mountain lion that had seemingly washed ashore. Unsure of the cause of death, Hancock and co. placed a […]
Video: Utah Conservation Officer Frees Mountain Lion from Bobcat Trap
A video posted to YouTube last week shows the intense rescue of a large mountain lion that was ensnared by a trap set for a bobcat. Using catch poles to aid the officers in moving the large cat into a favorable position for release, the officers finally spring the animal free as it runs away. […]