Raincoast: Cougars

2009 08/07

Howling and yowling

MONDAY MAGAZINE -letters
July 29, 2009
Howling and yowling

Re: “Big Cats on the Prowl,” July 2-8

I am compelled to respond to some of the myriad inaccuracies in Willi Boepple’s letter about cougars, Sitka black-tailed deer and my article on both species which recently appeared in Monday.

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2009 07/16

The squeeze is on for BC’s big cats

Island Tides
Chris Genovali
July 16-29, 2009

A recent cougar attack in Squamish has brought to the fore BC’s failure to manage these top-level predators. Reports that BC has 4-6,000 cougars have no scientific basis. (more…)

Cougar Turf

Fatal animal attacks are rare, but with a recent spike in cougar maulings, a plan is needed as urban sprawl threatens the habitat of predators

By Tiffany Crawford
CanWest News Service
July 14, 2009

OTTAWA — Fatal attacks on humans by animals with big, sharp teeth are rare in Canada despite a recent spike in cougar maulings, but a sustainable plan is needed as urban sprawl threatens the habitat of predators, say conservation experts. (more…)

2009 07/15

The Squeeze is on For BC’s Big Cats

Island Tides
Chris Genovali
July 16-29, 2009

A recent cougar attack in Squamish has brought to the fore BC’s failure to manage these top-level predators. Reports that BC has 4-6,000 cougars have no scientific basis. (more…)

2009 07/02

Big cats on the prowl

Cougars are B.C.’s neglected carnivores

Monday Magazine
By Chris Genovali
July 02, 2009

The recent cougar attack in Squamish has brought to the fore the significant gaps in the management of these top-level predators. (more…)

2009 06/25

Development and its impact on cougar habitat

Vancouver Sun,
June 24, 2009

Re: ‘I just knew I had to get between them’; mother says her instincts took over when she saved her daughter from attacking cougar, Westcoast News, June 18 (more…)