[at-l] Eastern Cougar Now Extinct

[Art Cloutman]

I believe the report suggested that the western cougar has been 
migrating into eastern territory.  Could that be what carried the 
deer up into the trees?

>A few years ago, I saw partially eaten deer carcass 12-14 feet up in 
>the fork of a tree along the Va-WVa  line.
>
>FWIIW, declaring them extinct frees the government from speeding 
>money on more studies and/or on  efforts to protect them.  Doesn't 
>mean that they aren't extinct.  Doesn't mean that there are not 
>something filling in an environmental vacuum.
>
>However, there are some big cats still here in the east and it is to 
>the agencies advantage to close any "endangered" possibility.
>
>OTOH, it is hard to prove a negative and they may just be extinct.
>
>Chainsaw
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>From: <mailto:southwalker at windstream.net>South Walker
>Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:42 PM
>To: <mailto:at-l at backcountry.net>at-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Eastern Cougar Now Extinct
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>They should spend some time where I live.
>
>Maybe what people have reported seeing - I also saw "something"- 
>wasn't an eastern cat, but it was something other than a super large 
>house cat or a bob-cat. Black, long tail and able to cover a couple 
>of hundred yards in a fast run without stopping.  The  people that 
>got a set of good binoculars on it said it had green eyes.
>
>Most recent sighting of "something" was 2 nights ago. This large cat 
>was more yellow which would make me think bob-cat but it had a long 
>tail. The man that saw it was checking cows behind our house about 
>11:00 pm.
>
>Who Knows? Maybe The Shadow knows.
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>Jim
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>Usually, its that 1% of a group that makes the other 99% look bad 
>except for lawyers and politicians, where the reverse is true.
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:s.landis at comcast.net>Steve Landis
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>Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 8:49 PM
>Subject: [at-l] Eastern Cougar Now Extinct
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>I guess it's official...
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