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--Boundary_(ID_4G2F0E3GsDR8gx2I91klcQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Just to add a tidbit to Chris Majka below: Chris mentioned that it isn't known whether extralimital cougars are parts of small but self- sustaining populations, or are wanderers from afar (apparently like the one from South Dakota going to Connecticut); but we should add another possibility, i.e., escapees from captivity. As I understand it, the various wildlife agencies in the States and in Canada do not have much of a handle on how many captive cougars (and lions, tigers, leopards, etc.) exist and in which jurisdictions (except for zoos and wildlife parks) -- there seem to be few to no regulations on the reporting of such animals and their non-wild movements and their escapes in the wild. Cheers? from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: July 27, 2011 1:38:56 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Mountain Lion in Connecticut > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Brian, > > On 27-Jul-11, at 12:05 AM, Brian Dalzell wrote: > >> If a wild mountain lion could make it to New England, why not NB/NS? >> >> http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/hc-mountain-lion- >> dna-20110726,0,3798831.story > > We already know that there are cougars in southern New Brunswick: > > http://www.cougarnet.org/2%20nd%20COUGAR%20CONFIRMATION%20NEW% > 20BRUNSWICK.htm > http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/v-g/ie-ei/at-ag/sec5/page1.aspx > > Whether this is a self-sustaining population of the elusive Eastern > Cougar or migrants from points west is still uncertain. > > In any event, if they were to disperse to Nova Scotia, Fundy > National Park is much closer to NS than the 1,500 km that the CT > cougar apparently migrated from the Black Hills of South Dakota. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > > Christopher Majka > 6252 Jubilee Rd., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5 > c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca > > --Boundary_(ID_4G2F0E3GsDR8gx2I91klcQ) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Just to add a tidbit to Chris Majka below: Chris mentioned that it isn't = known whether extralimital cougars are parts of small but = self-sustaining populations, or are wanderers from afar (apparently like = the one from South Dakota going to Connecticut); but we should add = another possibility, i.e., escapees from captivity. As I = understand it, the various wildlife agencies in the States and in Canada = do not have much of a handle on how many captive cougars (and lions, = tigers, leopards, etc.) exist and in which jurisdictions (except for = zoos and wildlife parks) -- there seem to be few to no regulations on = the reporting of such animals and their non-wild movements and their = escapes in the wild. Cheers? from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Christopher Majka <<a = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 27, 2011 1:38:56 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Mountain Lion in = Connecticut</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Hi Brian,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">On 27-Jul-11, at 12:05 AM, Brian = Dalzell wrote:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">If a wild mountain lion = could make it to New England, why not NB/NS?</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/hc-mountain-lion-dna-20110726= ,0,3798831.story">http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/hc-mountain-lion-dn= a-20110726,0,3798831.story</a></div> </blockquote><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We = already know that there are cougars in southern New Brunswick:</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><a = href=3D"http://www.cougarnet.org/2%20nd%20COUGAR%20CONFIRMATION%20NEW%20BR= UNSWICK.htm">http://www.cougarnet.org/2%20nd%20COUGAR%20CONFIRMATION%20NEW= %20BRUNSWICK.htm</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><a = href=3D"http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/v-g/ie-ei/at-ag/sec5/page1.aspx">http://w= ww.pc.gc.ca/docs/v-g/ie-ei/at-ag/sec5/page1.aspx</a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Whether = this is a self-sustaining population of the elusive Eastern Cougar or = migrants from points west is still uncertain.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">In any = event, if they were to disperse to Nova Scotia, Fundy National Park is = much closer to NS than the 1,500 km that the CT cougar apparently = migrated from the Black Hills of South Dakota.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Cheers,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Chris</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Christopher Majka</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">6252 = Jubilee Rd., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_4G2F0E3GsDR8gx2I91klcQ)--
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