In last week’s mountain lion story, Mr. Lutz stated that the presence of just one mountain lion in Shenandoah National Park could cause severe economic consequences (should it be acknowledged as being there). This could be the sad tale of many a species
Using an electromechanical device called an accelerometer, UC Santa Cruz will lead an unprecedented study detailing the lives of area mountain lions, down to every time the animal takes a water break.
A mountain lion that was tranquilized before a crowd of more than 20 people in south Boulder over the weekend was "not getting into trouble" and is now back in open space, wildlife officers said Monday.
Authorities are working to trap a mountain lion that made its way into the backyard of a home in Eagle Rock today. Los Angeles police received a call about 8:45 a.m. that a mountain lion had been seen in the backyard of a house on the 5000 block of
The southern, Chile-based Conservación Patagónica conservation group disclosed this week that they will begin to electronically monitor part of Region XI's mountain lion population. Officials say that the information gathered will be used to both observe
A "persistent" mountain lion was shot three times with bean bags Monday night in the 900 block of Ninth Street after a man reported seeing it eating a raccoon in his University Hill yard, according to Boulder police.
The Missouri Ozarks possess everything cougars need, except for an easy way to find a mate, according to a recently completed two-year study.
Cougars, also called mountain lions or pumas, roamed the Kansas City region’s prairies and forests before
Except for the slightly-larger jaguar, mountain lions [felis concolor] are the biggest native North American cat. The mountain lion is called by more names -- cougar, puma, panther, catamount or simply, lion -- than any other mammal.
Bill McManus thought he saw a golden retriever while on a recent hike in the Catalina Foothills northeast of Tucson. When it came closer, he realized it was a mountain lion. The lion stopped 40 feet away, and the 41-year-old hiker yelled and banged his
The Mountain Lion Foundation is a nonprofit conservation and education organization dedicated to protecting the mountain lion and their wild habitat to ensure that our wildlife heritage endures for future generations
Although mountain lions generally avoid people, clearly they are built to be dangerous, and pumas have killed a few people. Notably, between 1890 and 2004, only 17 fatalities and 94 injuries occurred as a result of interactions between humans and
The reported mountain lion attack Saturday on an ice fisherman at Sheridan Lake could be a sign of more serious problems to come with the big cats, state Rep. Betty Olson of Prairie City said Monday. But Dr. Sharon Seneczko, a Custer veterinarian who hea
Two orphaned mountain lion cubs have a new home at the Denver Zoo. One was found when she was just six weeks old, wandering along a highway in Washington state. Her name is Cassy, and she is now three months old and weighs 22 pounds. The other was two
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — States in the Midwest and South that have not been home to mountain lions in the past century are starting to see some migrating big cats within their borders.
The Phoenix Zoo is pleased to announce the addition of two five month-old female mountain lion cubs to its animal family. The cubs were brought to the zoo by South Dakota Wildlife Division of Game, Fish and Parks after the cubs were found orphaned in the
