October 12, 2020 10:47 pm ET. 2012). We have plenty of suitable habitat, he says. Instead, the responsne I heard were nonchalant, Oh, yes, lots of people have seen that mountain lion around here; pretty isnt it?. My husband and where riding our Motorcycle down Rte 110 near Milan NH It was definitely a cougar. And DNA analysis shows us that felis concolor is genetically the same across the USI think it is irrelevant, but interesting. There are no breeding cougars in New England and we do not need any. These sightings are so persistent that there is a conspiracy theory that says DEEP officials know mountain lions are in the state but cover up their existence. They denied it until a cougar was hit as it tried to cross the very busy Merritt Parkway. She was calling from a trail in Pootatuck State Forest, the 1,200-acre strip of nature occupying the hills above Squantz Pond in New Fairfield. Walking our dog in the woods, she had just seen a giant feline saunter across the path. State conservation officials believe this photo, taken in Greenwich in 2011, shows a mountain lion. Had trouble sleeping last night cause that was to close and I think she may have stalked me from where I was in the woods. Just like we dont need any slimy humans on earth period. listeners, viewers, and readers like you who value fact-based journalism and trustworthy information. Body length: 3-4 ft. Tail: 2.5-3 ft. Hawley: That animal was documented. The MPD Animal Care and Control Unit's report includes a fact sheet about mountain lions, which has many common names, including "puma, catamount and panther.". With all the thousands of trail cameras in the woods of New England, one would think that there would be at least one picture taken of a catamount. Obviously, this is the reason why the experts are loathe to admit that the species is here. Those are the two closest populations that we have here. Or at least theyre not supposed to be. And theres another school of thought, Well, no, there just are too many of them probably we have to reduce that population somehow. Where do you fall in that whole continuum? I was driving to work in Greenfield heading south on 10 and had just taken a right hand turn at the junction when the big cat crossed the road in front of me. Bios and videos of the New Haven Register's 90th First-Team All-State Football players. He can be reached by phone at 860-275-7297 or by email: pskahill@ctpublic.org. We hope their support inspires you to donate so that we can continue telling stories that inform, educate, and inspire you and your neighbors. And were one of the most densely populated states as far as humans. 11538 W MOUNTAIN LION Ct, Surprise, AZ 85378 $404,055 Redfin Estimate 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,289 Sq Ft Off Market This home last sold for $236,000 on Mar 31, 2020. Snowy winter AM just before us neighbor kids were heading to catch the bus, we (myself, my dad and neighbor) all watched a large cat cross the yard and leave huge prints and a distinct tail drag mark in the snow! Now the bears, they dont even care if people are home, theyll go right in the house. Beautiful animal. The mountain lion is believed to have had an encounter with a family on their lawn. Where I live bears, wolves cougars etc roamed freely and now sadly if one of those apex predators is spotted our DNR will usually destroy it. Mountain lions inhabit the badlands and Missouri River breaks regions of North Dakota. LOS ANGELES (AP) A mountain lion that was part of a National Park Service study was fatally struck by a vehicle on a highway near Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains. In a Facebook poll, 84 people said they believe mountain lions are in the county, 37 say they've personally seen them, and three people say they do not exist. The young typically remain with their mother for 2 years. Matthew Johnson/Vermont Historical Society. You wouldnt shake hands with a man like that, she said, and though she was smiling I could tell she was serious. Mountain lion front tracks are 3 to 4 1/4 long and 3 1/4 to 4 3/4 wide. It was a bright sunny summer day. Part of this belief is rooted in his journalistic experience, which across the decades has cultivated his nose for sincerity. They are much larger than bobcat and lynx, young adults can still have spots too. Rego has many reasons why a conspiracy to conceal mountain lions by his colleagues at DEEP is impossible. She said it jumped up on the neighbors stone wall which was pretty high and walked across it. TOLLAND A local woman reported Friday that she saw a mountain lion in the area of Sand Hill Road, . Concerned for people / pets and a school just down the street, stopped to report the sighting where dispatch told me that if I did not have proof they would not respond. It was his great coolness and daring (either that, or fear) that enabled Crowell to shoot the animal at a distance of one rod only (roughly 16 feet), first hitting it in the leg with his shotgun, then dispatching it with a bullet to the head from a borrowed rifle. They are most definitely here. But that was OK. Bo Ottmann knew they were out there. I also know of someone who said they showed F&G a photo of one from a game camera in NH. They were also reluctant to certify that turkey and moose had returned the Quabin reservoir lands for many years after locals reported seeing them. But as Eastern cougar search efforts became more organized and still there were no concrete signs of the creatures, many became more skeptical. . Mountain Lions in New York. on the regular. The deer dont eat the exotics, but they eat the competitors. Because they are.. Prior to becoming a reporter, he was the founding producer of Connecticut Public Radio's The Colin McEnroe Show, which began in 2009. Harrigan is 72 and lives just outside the northern New Hampshire town of Colebrook; he has a long, craggy face that seems almost to have molded itself after the mountainous landscape of his home state. Bill and I are full-throttle. Sometimes referred to as the ghosts of the forest, mountain lions or cougars are stealthy hunters that are hard to spot, even in areas they are known to inhabit. By now, I knew the answer to that one. Based on this blurry photo and pawprints, confirmed it was likely a mountain lion. Hawley:Were sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place right now. They certainly have, you know, lower levels of conflicts and home entries than we do here in Connecticut. 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Ask people who spend time outside Connecticut cities and you will hear firsthand or secondhand accounts of mountain lions. Give today at any amount and join the 50,000 members who are Harrigans interest in cougars was sparked in the late 70s, after he took ownership of The Coos County Democrat and began noticing the steady influx of reported sightings. The next week, on June 11, the cat was hit and killed by an SUV on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Milford. No doubt of what it was; size, color and recognizable tail. Hes also unafraid to take unpopular positions when he deems it necessary: Shortly before our meeting, hed signed a petition in favor of keeping ATVs off public roads. My stepfather had been a hunter and was no stranger to seeing animals in the woods and countryside, so when they came up over a knoll in the road and saw a large cat looking at them, he saw the face and thought, bobcatuntil they then saw the rest of the animals body: huge, beautifully tawny colored, and in possession of what my mother described as a very long tail, that was as thick as my wrist. Adult Cougars have short fur that is brown or greyish (sometimes reddish) over most of the body, with a white chest and belly. 10186. If a young male Cougar disperses East, instead of West, they're going to keep walking because they're going tokeep looking for an area where they can find a mate, he said. We clearly have migratory male cougars coming through. However, the captive lion theory was also wrong. Tim Abbott, the regional land conservation and greenprint director for the Housatonic Valley Association, says that during a lecture on mountain lions last winter at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, when the speaker asked if anyone had seen a mountain lion, half of the roughly 400 people in attendance raised their hands. Rego says that the way bobcats stride when they run, often times a rear leg is kicked up in the back and that could be mistaken for a long tail.. Wildlife do really crazy things, and you just never know.. The tail, I said. The map from that publication is shown below, with the current mountain lion range in green and confirmed mountain lion locations as black dots. I was deer hunting with my father, it was in the fall about 7 years ago, in Barre Ma towards the Templeton Ma lines. I also had a coworker report a similar experience around the same time. There is a big difference between Tuesday when none of us saw a moose in our region and then Thursday we did, Morse says. By 1825, only 25% of Connecticut was forested due to deforestation from agricultural activities and other uses of timber. Ottmann grew up and still lives just minutes from the tavern; his familiarity with the establishment was obvious (after we met in the parking lot, he led me into the building through the kitchen, greeting each of the staff by name). My heart was saying, Maybe this is it,. I think I may have pissed her off since I was up in that area X2 this week. Records suggest that cash bounties for cougar kills were relatively common in the late 1700s and early 1800s; in the Adirondacks, a trapper named Thomas Meacham was credited with 77 cougar kills. On another large animal that is most definitely here: bears. Genetic testing placed the animal in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and the cat had been sighted at several different points during its long journey east. Mountain lions in Eastern Connecticut? We know that the closest established breeding population is in either the Everglades of Florida theres a small population down there and then out in South Dakota and Nebraska. 5-7 yards from me. Probably because of all the hunters that would be out trying to get their trophy and endangering others. Adult mountain lions can be 7-8 feet long, including their tails. People often get very emotional about it, Hawley says. Bobcats are most frequently misidentified by the public as mountain lions, but theyre not the only animals mislabeled. Beautiful creature. Mr. Betty and Mr.Ottomans passion and efforts are impressive. There is no shortage of deer for all apex predators whether they are canine, feline, or human. Stupid me grabbed my camera and a stick as to protect myself ( yes stupid idea as I could stop this thing from attacking me lol. Bobcats are found across Connecticut, but even fully grown they are much smaller than what she was describing, only weighing between 18 and 35 pounds. If you dont think cougars are coming to the East, think again, she said, leaning forward for emphasis. Then in June 2011, there were reports of a mountain lion in Greenwich and, for the first time, a photo. ), or someones coworkers mother had seen one from the back porch of a summer camp back in 07 or maybe 08, and shed tried to get a picture but this was before she got her first iPhone, and by the time shed retrieved her camera from the living room, the cat was long gone. There was the vaguest of trails, crisscrossed by deadfalls and a sharp-thorned bush that soon drew blood from Ottmanns right hand. of Energy & Environmental Protection. Email editor@connecticutmag.com. Indeed, one of her steadiest sources of funding for Keeping Track is a presentation on cougars that has been known to draw more than 500 audience members. They usually either don't disperse at all or they'll kind of overlap their mother's home range, or they'll disperse very short distances.. A lifelong Connecticut resident, Nicole has a degree in Communications from Fairfield University. The discussion of whether federal lands should be a place to subsidize cattle ranching is another question. he recalls. . It was huge! Sometimes people feared fishers (erroneously attributing the blood-curdling screams of foxes to these hard-to-spot creatures), and in the late 1930s, after several animals were slain under strange circumstances in Glastonbury, the Hartford Courant dubbed the lion-like creature supposedly responsible, the Glawackus. Even though the experts say there arent any mountain lions in CT, there are. A 140-pound male mountain lion was hit by a car and killed in 2011 in Milford, Connecticut. On a mountain lion that died on a Connecticut highway. Sport hunting for cougars is not sustainable and shouldnt be allowed to go on. Hes even had his own false sighting. One one occasion she had two little ones with her so their den must have been sort of closeby. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Even so, Abbott has heard of mountain lion sightings from what he deems reliable sources and believes its possible that other animals have made the difficult, some say almost miraculous trek, from the West to Connecticut. Learn More Who We Are & What We Do. The photos were time-stamped December 7, 2020. Our Mission. But that doesnt stop people from seeing them. Not long after, what was believed to be the same mountain lion was struck and killed on Route 15 in Milford. As a carnivore biologist, Hawley says he would love it if mountain lions were here. Because he lives among them, Harrigan understands that no one knows the woods better. Mountain lions, on the other hand, weigh in at between 130 to 150 pounds for males and between 65 and 90 pounds for females. Spatz and Sue dont want to go where were going.. Colorado and California have the highest estimated populations of mountain lions in the United States. The range of a Mountain Lion may cover 25 to 785 square miles. Ive been doing this for 40 years. Morse is a Vermont-based naturalist and the founder of Keeping Track, a nonprofit that trains people in the scientific protocols needed to detect, interpret, record, and monitor wildlife tracks and signs. Betty was quiet, and I wondered if even he, a man who does not doubt the presence of these cats in our midst and who himself claims multiple sightings, thought Ottmann was exaggerating. I was aware, too, of how a certain mythology surrounding the animal had taken root in Vermonts culture and even its identity: The University of Vermonts athletic teams, for instance, are known as the Vermont Catamounts, and their logo features a snarling cat lunging through the cleft of a V., I met with Morse at her home in Jericho. Forty years of reporting on New Hampshire cougar sightings has convinced Harrigan that the state is home to at least a handful of breeding animals. I wasnt planning to shoot her unless she moved in my direction. But, yes, thats exactly what it was. It may not surprise you to learn that I was quite intrigued by this third group. Watch Live at 7:00 PM: The U.S. and the Holocaust, a film by Ken Burns | Screening & Panel Discussion . Probably are lions in western NC, too. The cougar and the states refusal to admit it was here made the local paper. We really must establish first that these beautiful animals SHOULD be in every state that was once THEIR habitat. Initially, officials believed it had been released from a private handler. These highlights have been edited and condensed for length and clarity. Box 1896 Sacramento, CA 95812 916-442-2666 info@mountainlion.org. Those are the two closest populations that we have here. Adult males can be around 8 feet in length and weigh between 130 and 150 pounds, while adult females can be 7 feet long and weigh between 65 and 90 pounds. I wasnt the only one to see the big cat. Hawley: I feel strongly that we need a harvest here in Connecticut. 1 After three deer were killed on his property in March, Matunuck resident Abel Collins found what he suspected might be a mountain lion track nearby. Ottmann and I walked farther. Height at shoulder: 25-30 in. The Damned Story: Eastern mountain lions, or pumas or cougars, were last officially seen in Connecticut near the end of the 19th century. my father was recently trout fishing in central Mass. Weight. Height. Please. Hawley said the last confirmed mountain lion sighting in the state was one that was killed on the Merritt Parkway in 2011 when a car struck the animal near Exit 55. In the 1930s, Bruce Wright, an influential wildlife manager from New Brunswick, Canada, began gathering reports of sightings of mountain lions in the East and searching for their tracks. Mountain lion spotted in East Haddam - YouTube 0:00 / 2:17 Mountain lion spotted in East Haddam 6,872 views Apr 27, 2012 22 Dislike Share Save WTNH News8 135K subscribers A Mountain lion. Guns n' Gear), whose first name is Mike, is a United States Air Force and Army Veteran who uses his "experience on a . As unlikely as it sounds, it was a more believable theory than some of the alternatives, among them that the cat was evidence of a breeding population in the state that was being kept secret by, . This is the second mountain lion sighting in North Texas in less than a month. Wright, however, didnt agree with his mentor and began writing publicly about mountain lions in the East. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows. He has also reported for the Marketplace Morning Report. He set down his cigarette and looked me in the eye. To learn more about "lion country" in Colorado check here. The mountain lion is also known as cougar, panther, or puma. A mountain lion was responsible for that too. May 12, 2021. Weve got a growing bear population. In some versions, state officials dont want to alarm people about the feline predators in their midst. Females ranges are much smaller so it will take reintroduction or a few savvy wildlife biologist in the dead of night. There was one photographed on a porch in Greenwich, CT, looking in the patio window that made national news a decade ago. Otherwise, Hawley said cats like bobcats want nothing to do with people, and they will generally prey on chickens, small dogs or cats. Growing up in northern Vermont, Id heard stories of sightings, though always a few steps removed from the tellersomebodys cousin had seen a cougar cross the road on their way home from deer camp up in Canaan (or was it Coventry? A trail camera was set up and confirmed the presence of a mountain lion on February 16, 2020. Vermont-based naturalist SueMorse has spent decades studying, tracking, andphotographing cougars outwest. Many, many times, in many different ways along its travel up through Minnesota, Michigan and to Canada, down through New York, through hair samples, blood samples, trail camera photos. But other hard evidence of the big cats presence is elusive. I do this shit.. I could hear the steady rush of traffic on Route 315. P.O. For a solid four seconds, Marchibroda watched as a large, sleek cat standing about three feet tall with a long, curled tail crossed Skyline Drive near Gavel Springs Gap less than 100 feet in front of them. As a scientist, lack of evidence is very good evidence. Indeed, in 2011, a male cougar was hit and killed by a car in Milford, Connecticut; through its DNA, wildlife biologists were able to trace the cat back to South Dakotas Black Hills, some 2,000 miles distant. Its closest living relative is the cheetah. Im confident that we get occasional outlier animals.. One day I most certainly watched him/her being chased up and down our chain link fence by a neighbors large dog who was barking insanely and couldnt quite catch the cougar, who finally made it away from the fence to escape the determined dog whod had him trapped up against it. Despite frequent claims, there has only been one confirmed mountain lion sighting since the late 1800s here. Instead, people should remain facing the cat and not turn their back on it, make noise and make themselves appear as large as possible by raising their arms over their heads with a jacket. And there are different schools of thought about that. Lets learn to live alongside this very large animal is one of the schools of thought. But it also sort of instills that fear, a healthy fear of humans and bears. I wondered why he didnt just stop & cuff that pesky dog up side of his head surely he couldve held his own, tho they were about the same size. of Energy & Environmental Protection. Mountain lions have traveled through Fairfield County in the past. I couldnt tell you how happy I would be if mountain lions were actually recolonizing the state of Connecticut, Hawley says, but its just not happening., Hawley spoke about bobcats, mountain lions and bears on The Colin McEnroe Show: Megafauna mania: our obsession with mountain lions and other large predators.. I have learned one thing in my career, and thats to never say never, she said. And theyre not going to find one, because the females don't disperse like that. Weights range from 80 to 225 pounds, but the average is 140 pounds. The second occasion was on the way to work when I saw the cougar/catamount crossing Route 44. The arrival of a real mountain lion in the state reframed the discussion in Connecticut surrounding the animal. I live in New Milford and I saw one crossing the road in front of me when I stopped to get my mail from my mailbox. If you have a worldview in which the government is conspiring to do weird stuff, than thats what youre going to see, and all the evidence is going to point to exactly what you believe, he says. Can they really all be cases of false identification? Early spring 2019 I caught a glimpse of one entering over grown brush on the side of the road very very early in the morning. Fear is actually one of the most powerful ecological forces we know, and its a really important management tool., According to Laundre, the problems caused by a relatively fear-free ecosystem are not always obvious, in part because they can take decades to fully manifest. my husband tapped my leg and asked what is that crossing the road It was a Cougar tan in color long tail which had a slight curl upward .I wish I had my camera to prove it but I know We saw it. It was fast as hell but there was no mistaking its not only long,but THICK tail as it disappeared into the woods. Over the years, there even have been a few mountain lions documented in central Oklahoma. It was a lion-like cat with a tan coat and no spots that was about three times the size of our 30- to 35-pound dog. Someone told New Canaan police that a mountain lion was spotted on Gerdes Road, just north of the Darien-New Canaan border, at about 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 14.. It lowers the population in a way thats not going to affect the long-term population. I came across a dead adult deer carcass high up in an oak tree. Wed be seeing more carcasses of prey we would be seeing at least some carcasses of mountain lion prey. He can be reached by phone at 860-275-7297 or by email: pskahill@ctpublic.org. I was outdoor with my two pugs and quickly scooped them up and brought them in the house. The first time was in the yard which was surrounded by woods. McEnroe: It is an uphill challenge. on route to stone tower on Quabbin Hill. To date, Keeping Track has helped conserve 40,000 acres in 12 states and inQuebec. Im gonna get hammered for it, he sighed. I had been foraging up in an area that is rocky. But it also sort of instills that fear, a healthy fear of humans and bears. To Betty and Ottmann, the dominant narrative of the occasional itinerant cougar from the West is not particularly relevant to the facts on the ground. A harvest is kind of twofold. "There's no evidence of breeding pairs," he said. And theres another school of thought, Well, no, there just are too many of them probably we have to reduce that population somehow. Where do you fall in that whole continuum? State lawmakers have entertained bills to establish a bear hunting season for years, but so far, none of those proposals has passed. We witnessed a mountain lion stalking a herd of deer. Body length: 5 - 8 feet Ear length: 3 - 4 inches Tail length: 21 - 35 inches Weight: 90 - 160 pounds Behavior: Mountain lions are solitary animals except during the breeding season or when females are raising kittens. But what about the sightings in Connecticut that are made by experienced outdoorsmen and women, people who know the difference between bobcats and mountain lions? The Spatz and Sue Ottmann referred to are Christopher Spatz and Sue Morse, two of the better-known and arguably most experienced cougar skeptics in the Northeast. The average annual population estimate from 2004-2020 of 2,876 total mountain lions, based on the statistical population . The 1881 death of this catamount officially marked the end of cougars in Vermont; however, the very last Eastern cougar is thought to be an animal that was killed in Somerset County, Maine, in 1938. Speaker Bill Betty presented evidence and proposed theories that could prove that Connecticut, including , is home to a native population of Eastern mountain lions. Police Chief. Advocates of the proposed Aid in Dying bill made an emotional plea to state legislators in Hartford on Wednesday to approve the legislation, introduced 15 separate times in Connecticut since 1994. Betty folded his arms across his chest, where they rose and fell and rose again with his breathing. Humans and wildlife MUST learn to live along side each other and we MUST learn to respect nature. Newspaperman John Harrigan has long covered the New England outdoors, including writing the New Hampshire Sunday News column Woods, Water & Wildlife which ran for almost 40 years. Another important difference: bobcats are found in Connecticut while mountain lions are not. A month after the cat was struck and killed, researchers confirmed it had traveled more than 1,500 miles from the Black Hills of South Dakota. She said it was long and thick. So all the other states in the Northeast that have bear populations have a harvest on their bears. Patrick Skahill is a reporter and digital editor at Connecticut Public. Today marks the date of our inception. , located in the golf course community of Coyote Lakes. Massachusetts and several other New England states have bear hunting, or harvest, seasons, which proponents say help control populations. Join Us. The big cat sighting is the third in the past month in New Canaan, and close to the previous one, Aug. 8, on White Oak Shade Lane.. Also known as cougars, panthers or pumas, mountain lions range in color from tan to grey, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. A full-sized mountain line was photographed on the campus of the Brunswick School in Greenwich on Sunday, along with a matching paw print and a 9-inch lion dropping that seals the scientific deal. As they watched in amazement, the cat casually moved off and disappeared into the surrounding woods. We even had a sighting someone here at DEEP, in my office, was convinced they saw a mountain lion. He explains that we frequently overestimate the size of animals in the wild, particularly ones we are afraid of. Bobcats typically have brown fur with a reddish tinge that is marked with black or brown spots or stripes, according to the National Zoo. 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