Mountain Lions are beautiful but they are also dangerous and are predators. This is not a small matter. If it hasn't attacked people it can be relocated. They love living in Yosemite by the way.
This has been a really rough winter and it is rough for wildlife, too. The cat could be disoriented and hungry. There is every reason to seek the identity of the animal before something happens everyone will regret.
The mountain lion (Puma concolor) (click here) is also known as the
cougar, puma, panther, and catamount, and is the largest wildcat in
North America. Mountain lions have powerful limbs and can leap as high
as 15 feet and as far as 40 feet.
Posted by Doug Saffir
March 21, 2014 05:37 PM
An ongoing dispute (click here) between Winchester police and wildlife officials has resulted in nothing but confusion for Winchester residents who are concerned a wild mountain lion might be roaming their town.
In two separate incidents, people have reported spotting an animal described as a large cat. But in neither instance has the animal been confirmed as a mountain lion.
According to CBS Boston, Winchester police sent footprints collected from each incident to a wildlife expert. A statement on the Winchester police website said the expert determined that the prints belong to a mountain lion.
But that is where things start to get cloudy. Multiple reports have said that Massachusetts wildlife officials were quick to refute the claims made by Winchester police....
This has been a really rough winter and it is rough for wildlife, too. The cat could be disoriented and hungry. There is every reason to seek the identity of the animal before something happens everyone will regret.
The mountain lion (Puma concolor) (click here) is also known as the
cougar, puma, panther, and catamount, and is the largest wildcat in
North America. Mountain lions have powerful limbs and can leap as high
as 15 feet and as far as 40 feet.Posted by Doug Saffir
March 21, 2014 05:37 PM
An ongoing dispute (click here) between Winchester police and wildlife officials has resulted in nothing but confusion for Winchester residents who are concerned a wild mountain lion might be roaming their town.
In two separate incidents, people have reported spotting an animal described as a large cat. But in neither instance has the animal been confirmed as a mountain lion.
According to CBS Boston, Winchester police sent footprints collected from each incident to a wildlife expert. A statement on the Winchester police website said the expert determined that the prints belong to a mountain lion.
But that is where things start to get cloudy. Multiple reports have said that Massachusetts wildlife officials were quick to refute the claims made by Winchester police....
