Cougar here, there, where?

September

A cougar by any other name could be a mountain lion or panther – or several other names. Nonetheless, some folks think they have been seeing the large cats next door in Connecticut. Such sightings are reported each year from Virginia through New England – an area from which the cats have been considered gone for at least 100 years.

Any actual cougars that have been spotted, wildlife officials maintain, have probably been pets that were released into the wild. That’s the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s take on the matter. But federal wildlife authorities are in the midst of collecting new information on the cats. So, if you have anything to share, click here.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 at 11:31 am by Mike Risinit.
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