thunder wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:06:26 -0400, H the K wrote:


Cougars, by the way, are wonderful animals. An atypical example:

Cougars are a little different than the other animals you mention. We
are on their menu.

There's considerable debate/denial, but it seems cougars are returning to
the east slowly, but surely.

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/g...columns/story?
columnist=springer_craig&page=c_col_Springer_couga r_east


We've been intruding upon the habitat of cougars and other apex
predators for decades. We hunt and kill bears, wolves, cougars for
"sport." It's no surprise to me they are beginning to intrude on us.

I saw a piece on a cougar attack out in Wyoming somewhere. A guy, his
wife, and two very small kids were "camping" in an area not usually used
by "campers." They were visited by a fairly small and hungry cougar. The
guy fought off the cougar with a chainsaw, and it ran away, only to be
shot later by rangers. Well, I'm happy for the guy and his family. Maybe
next time, they'll stay out of deep critter habitat.