Cougars return to Ontario, study says

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Cougars return to Ontario, study says

Post by Mr Wolf25 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:48 pm

The Big Cat has returned to Canada after a century of absence.
OTTAWA — A four-year Ontario study confirms what many rural residents felt sure about: cougars are again living wild in Ontario.

Officially, the big cats were considered to have been wiped out by the early 1900s all across Eastern Canada. But a major research effort has documented tracks, fur, photos, DNA, scat (droppings) and hundreds of sightings — some of them by trained biologists.
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Re: Cougars return to Ontario, study says

Post by Alpha Female » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:54 pm

Woo, I'm glad to hear cougars are back. ^^
I've always been wondering if the cougar population in Ontario was high enough that I would perhaps be able to see one if I went to one of the provincial parks. Hopefully their populations will continue to climb. ^^
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Re: Cougars return to Ontario, study says

Post by ForgottenDreams » Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:19 pm

Hurray! Although I do not live anywhere near Ontario, it's great to hear that their population is once again increasing over there. ^^
As for what Alpha Female said - well, that would be very interesting to see one in it's natural habitat. The only time I have caught a glimpse of a Cougar was at the zoo, and that was only for a short period of time before it snuck away. Sneaky creatures. :3

Anyhow, thanks for posting this Mr Wolf25. Although short, this was an interesting read to me.
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Post by WolvesOfTheSeas » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:30 am

How interesting Glad to hear the cougars back in there home However thanks for sharing Mr.Wolf
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Post by paperpaws » Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:11 am

Hehe, I live in Europe and am still glad to read things like this. It's always good to know that species are able to recover and resettle. :)

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Re: Cougars return to Ontario, study says

Post by Edme1 » Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:04 pm

Wow, that's good! My dad sometimes takes business trips up to Canada; I'll have to tell him to watch for cougars. :wink: Thanks for sharing!
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