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Colorado Parks and Wildlife to Relocate Mountain Lion Found in Lyons
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, wildlife, mountain lions, relocation )

Cher
- 129 days ago - timescall.com
Colorado Parks and Wildlife rangers have trapped a mountain lion in central Lyons and plan to relocate the animal out of the area.
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Should One Species Be Killed To Save Another? - PLEASE VOTE
Offbeat  (tags: humans interference, wild animals, bighorn sheep, mountain lions, species, endangered, survival, protection )

Simone
- 687 days ago - globalanimal.org
In 1999 the Sierra-Nevada Bighorn Sheep was listed as an endangered species with a population of only 114. Although there are now about 400 sheep, federal biologists are still working to increase the population.
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Boost in Reports of Big Cats Roaming Through Kansas in Last 20 Years
Offbeat  (tags: sightings, unusual, big cats, migrating, human invasions, mountain lions, photos, kansas )

Simone
- 872 days ago - fox4kc.com
There have been an increasing number of reports of big cats roaming through Kansas in the last 20 years. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Park verified photos of a mountain lion taken in Nemaha County earlier this month. And in late October,
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Mountain Lion And Cubs Camp Out In Colorado Woman's Backyard! VIDEO!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, wildlife, mountain lions )

Cher
- 898 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
When it comes to mountain lions, even cat lovers have their limits. Cat fanatic Lynn Thomas faced an unexpected challenge when she discovered a mother mountain lion and two cubs living in her backyard in Colorado.
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Aptos Residents Seek to Understand the Mountain Lion Living in Its Midst
Offbeat  (tags: mountain lions, neighbours, aptos, living together, understanding )

Simone
- 931 days ago - mercurynews.com
Mountain lions are beautiful and elusive and often inspire fear. But when residents of Redwood Drive in Aptos spotted a lion wandering through their neighborhood in August, they were more curious than worried.
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Game Warden Looks for Killer of Lion and Kitten
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, mountain lions, poaching, wildlife, protection )

Cher
- 939 days ago - littlechicagoreview.com
Game Warden Neil Hymas is asking for the public's help in solving a double mountain lion poaching case
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State Accuses Ranch Manager of Illegally Killing Lion
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, mountain lions, killed, death, wildlife )

Cher
- 948 days ago - nctimes.com
The shooting of a collared mountain lion in a Fallbrook avocado grove in June has resulted in a criminal investigation against a ranch supervisor who state game wardens say illegally shot another lion earlier this year.
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The Cougar Vs. the Landowner
Offbeat  (tags: tragedy, ranchers, landowners, mountain lions, surival, hungry, humans invasion, death, unnecessary )

Simone
- 965 days ago - latimes.com
For eight weeks, M56 moved relentlessly, guided by a primordial compass. He covered more than 100 miles and climbed from sea level to a mile high. He traversed saw-toothed mountains, navigated busy highways and furtively skirted suburban neighborhoods
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Tails of Marin: Living Peacefully With State's Last Great Predator, Mountain Lions
Offbeat  (tags: humans, wild animals, mountain lions, peaceful extience, understanding )

Simone
- 971 days ago - marinij.com
Charismatic, powerful, elusive and sometimes dangerous, mountain lions capture our attention, provoke our imagination and inspire our fear and respect perhaps more than any other species in California. Fear and loathing prompted our forefather's efforts
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Big Cats Have Brush With Suburbia
Offbeat  (tags: mountain lions, big cats, surviving, humans, suburia )

Simone
- 992 days ago - coloradocommunitynewspapers.com
Colorado's biggest cats will sometimes get as far east as Aurora and Parker, probably because they follow drainages and greenbelts from the foothills into town, Churchill said. In most cases, lions will be able to make their way back to the foothills
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The Big Cat Out Back? It Could Be a Lion!
Offbeat  (tags: mountain lions, sightings, delaware county, photograph proof )

Simone
- 1101 days ago - thestarpress.com
The camera doesn't lie. And that's why state officials are now taking more seriously people such as Delaware County farmer Lon Wright when they cry "cougar."
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Mystery of Local Lion King in Santa Monica Mountains Keeping Scientists Guessing
Offbeat  (tags: mountain lions, history, habits, santa monica mountains, studies )

Simone
- 1137 days ago - easterncougar.org
In a tale worthy of Greek tragedy, the lion king of the Santa Monica Mountains a few years ago murdered his lioness and two of his offspring. Yet the fierce P-1, as scientists call him, has never attacked people or pets.
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Lions in the 'Hood
Offbeat  (tags: cougars, mountain lions, survival, sightings, humans, casper, locations )

Simone
- 1192 days ago - casperjournal.com
This week, photographs of a large healthy lion, taken on Jan. 23 on the deck of a home near Rotary Park, have been circulating via e-mail around Casper. The photos show a strong, healthy and quite beautiful animal looking in the window at the photographer
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Mountain Lion!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, mountain lions, awareness, art, environment )

Cher
- 1270 days ago - capitalwirepr.com
"We have been chosen to participate in this distinguished public awareness effort by providing major works of art by artists that showcase this sleek predator," said Shanan Campbell Wells of Sorrel Sky Gallery. She went on to add "the elusive and
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Photo of Mountain Lion Dragging a Deer Not in Kansas
Offbeat  (tags: animals, mountain lions, photo, environment, wildlife )

Cher
- 1298 days ago - blogs.kansas.com
A photo currently circulating online of a mountain lion supposedly dragging a whitetail buck in front of a feeder in Kansas was taken by a trail camera in another state.
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