[at-l] Hmmm...

[Dave Hicks]

Is far as I know that is a big cat thing.

Where in suburb of DC?

Chainsaw

-----Original Message----- 
From: Amy Forinash
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 6:02 PM
To: at-l
Subject: Re: [at-l] Hmmm...

Cripes, I saw a deer carcass wedged into a tree at WORK a few years ago.  In 
a suburb of DC.

On Jun 12, 2011, at 4:34 PM, Dave Hicks wrote:

> In my extensive discussions w/ the USFS they are not saying there aren't 
> any Mountain Lions in the east.
>
> What they are saying is there are no more of the sub-specie of “Eastern 
> Mountain Lion” -- just as there are no more of the sub-specie of “Eastern 
> Elk” (which is well documented, BTW).
>
> They claim these Mountain Lions are either escapees or part of small 
> populations of the “Western” Mountain Lion found east of the Mississippi 
> River or of the “Florida Panther” which migrate to fill a niche in the 
> food chain.
>
> Having seen a partial eating deer carcass in the fork of a tree about 12 
> feet off the ground not far off the AT here in SWVA, I have no doubt there 
> is something of the sort out there.
>
> FWIIW, the USFS has a vested interest in it not being an endangered 
> sub-specie.  Were that the finding that they were “Eastern” Mountain 
> Lions, it would be an expensive issue with which to deal.
>
> Chainsaw
>
>
> From: Mark Hudson
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 4:03 PM
> To: at-l
> Subject: [at-l] Hmmm...
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/11/connecticut.mountain.lion/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
>
> They keep saying there aren't any in the east. This one must be the 
> figment of someones imagination...
>
> skeeter
>
>
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