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Mountain lion killed after escape at Kansas zoo
Great Bend :: KS :: USA | 6 months ago
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Officials at a central Kansas zoo are trying to figure out how a 150-pound mountain lion escaped from its enclosure.The 14-year-old female was shot and killed by police at the Great Bend Zoo on Sunday evening.Zoo director Mike Cargill says the mountain...
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Palo Alto detective helps 99-year-old woman reclaim money lost to scam artist
Vancouver :: Canada | 6 months ago
Credibility A computer foul-up and a fast-acting detective helped a grandmother recover nearly $5,000 she was scammed out of last week, a Palo Alto police spokesman said Tuesday. Last Thursday, the 99-year-old woman received a call from a person claiming to be a...
Did Hoagie start the fight with mountain lion?
Wildomar :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility The dog's owner says it defended him from a cougar's attack and got mauled for his heroism. But wildlife specialists say evidence suggests Hoagie might have attacked the lion first. PM PDT, May 6, 2009 William Morse said the black shepherd mix he rescued...
Tags: mountain lion, William Morse, Hoggie
Mountain lion - stand or run?
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility A new UC Davis study of 110 years of mountain-lion attacks on people suggests the conventional wisdom of standing your ground may not always be the right course. "Even though we found evidence that pumas will indeed chase, and capture, people who run,...
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When you see a PUMA on the road
The Puma is basically a mountain lion. It is also known as the cougar and is native to America. The cougar has over 40 names in English alone. This is considered to be the maximum number of names, and therefore holds a Guinness record. Anyway, the...
Tags: mountain lion, guinness record, general motors, lithium-ion battery
Two young mountain lions spotted in Santa Rosa neighborhood
Santa Paula :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Two young mountain lions were seen running through yards tonight in a residential neighborhood in northeast Santa Rosa, a police sergeant said. At about 6:20 p.m., residents in the 5900 block of Mountain Hawk Drive reported seeing the juvenile mountain...
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Mountain lion spotted in King City neighborhood
King City :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Sheriff's deputies said a woman in the 51300 block of Pine Canyon Road called them shortly after 3:20 p.m. to report a mountain lion sitting on her porch. When deputies arrived, they found the big cat under the motor home. Deputies reported the mountain...
Tags: mountain lion, King City
Mountain lion's origin still elusive
Pratt :: KS :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility In August, Wildlife and Parks officials announced that after months of testing, the Barber County cat was possibly wild. While the test doesn't prove the animal was wild, officials believe it probably was, he said. Though the process never ends with the...
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SUV hits a mountain lion on Highway 92
Redwood City :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility In an unusual accident, a large SUV struck a mountain lion about 7:30 a.m. this morning on east bound Highway 92 just past the I-280 off-ramp near the Crystal Springs Reservoir. The driver told the California Highway Patrol that the animal was in the...
Tags: mountain lion, San Mateo County, SUV
Residents concerned mountain lions wondering into city
Fort Collins :: CO :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility NateTaylor@coloradoan.com August 12, 2008 After one reported sighting of a mountain lion on South Taft Hill Road on Monday morning, a Fort Collins resident near North Taft Hill Road and Mulberry Street reported seeing mountain lion tracks the past three...
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