Are there Cougars in Maine?

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Are there Cougars in Maine?

There have been many sightings in every New England state, but official Class 1 confirmation body, photographs or DNA only in Connecticut 2011 , Massachusetts 1997 and possibly Vermont 1994-mixed DNA results. It depends on whom you talk to, but the consensus of most wildlife biologists is that there may not be a breeding population yet, but they are here some thought to be of captive origin. There is no question that cougars are extending their range eastward. Through DNA analysis a cougar killed by a car in Connecticut in 2011 proved to have come from the Black Hills of South Dakota. It had traveled about 2000 miles to the East Coast over 2-3 years. A recent sighting by a friend had me out on snowshoes recently, trying to find traces in the woods where she had had an excellent view of what she identified as a juvenile cougar crossing the road in front of her car. The pictured tracks are what I found and followed. They are definitely cat tracks! Further investigation revealed several sites where parts of a deer had been cached, with typical of a cat sheared deer hair see photo insert evident. It may be officially unconfirmed, but there is no question in my mind which species of cat I was tracking. Thanks to Squam Lakes Natural Science Center for cougar photo op. Naturally Curious is supported by donations. Cats typically shear hair from their point of entry into their prey, in order to avoid eating hair, Maria. Carnivores, including canids and canines, as well as bears, weasels and raccoons all have carnassial teeth molar and premolar teeth modified for shearing flesh and hair by having cusps with sharp cutting edges. To my knowledge cats are the only ones that typically shear hair, but there may be others. Thanks for this post Mary. I hope it is true. I too would love to hear more about hair shear. How does that happen? Also, in my recent research attempting to protect bobcats in NH! Could these be bobcat tracks? Possibly a large bobcat that she saw? Although the presence of a long tail would certainly rule that out Hi Susan, Cats typically shear hair from their point of entry into their prey, in order to avoid eating hair, Maria. Carnivores, including canids and canines, as well as bears, weasels and raccoons all have carnassial teeth molar and premolar teeth modified for shearing flesh and hair by having cusps with sharp cutting edges. To my knowledge cats are the only ones that typically shear hair, but there may be others. Hi Mary, As always, I love reading your Naturally Curious postings. About 5 years ago I was shown a photo taken by a woman in So. Burlington of what certainly looked like one sitting at the edge of her lawn. She and her husband whom I believe both to be experienced and objective observers of the natural world , saw it regularly from inside their house. They thought it had a den in an area of exposed bedrock just slightly into the woods. Is there an opportunity here to set up some cameras at these locations? Best regards, Brad Wheeler Great post, Mary! Hoping for a Year of the Cougar, confirmed!

Genomic ancestry of the American puma Puma concolor. Now and then MassWildlife gets a report with a photo of a Mountain Lion. The largest recorded cougar, shot in 1901, weighed 105. Mark Elbroch examined the photos. The best anon to go are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, when they have live music and DJs. The sample reflecting the North American genotype could possibly be of a wild cat.