At least once a year thered be a story from somewhere, but I only ran the absolute best, he told me. Are there mountain lions in Massachusetts? | Mass.gov We met for lunch on a Sunday morning in early March, and it didnt take long for me to understand why Harrigan is such a popular columnist. New Hampshire Public Radio | "Of those three to five reports, one. It is what wildlife biologists call an apex carnivore, which means it can overpower pretty much any other creature in its environmentwith the exception of an armed human. Based on this blurry photo and pawprints, DEEP confirmed it was likely a mountain lion. Mistaken reports of mountain lions in Massachusetts are most commonly Bobcats. Well let's talk a little bit about that. And I I have this great text history of New Hampshire game and fir bears and I think by Helen Silver who used to work for fish and game and she sort of I kind eyes this animal in one of the quotes from 1892 stating that the catamaran was the most ferocious of all the wild beasts of New Hampshire his great size strength and agility of movement together with his formidable weapons rendered him the terror both of man and beast. They're just moving around freely. Connecticut Dept. It was some sort of a Lion Mountain Lion animal. Caller: Oh yeah. Residents from Bedford to Berlin have been reporting sightings for years. And so so with their limited staff and limited budget that is that is more and more limited every year because you know fewer people are buying hunting and fishing licenses. Peter Biello: Well yeah. We send out DNA samples to the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. Do we have native species that could have exhibited this type of behavior leaving leaving a deer carcass up in a tree. Do they travel. What's interesting about Bobcats is here in the Northeast we have some very large bobcats. And today we're talking about the mysterious elusive mountain line with folks who know something about it. They absolutely do. 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. New England Mountain Lion Sighting Bulletin Board, Mountain lion/wolf sightings in Central Ma, Re(1): Mountain lion/wolf sightings in Central Ma, Re(2): Mountain lion/wolf sightings in Central Ma, Ellisville State Park cougar killed crossing 3A in S. Plymouth, MA, Re(1): Ellisville State Park cougar killed crossing 3A in S. Plymouth, MA, Re(2): Ellisville State Park cougar killed crossing 3A in S. Plymouth, MA, Sighting just over CT border into Vista, NY, Re(1): Sighting just over CT border into Vista, NY, VideoWild cat sighting, North Scituate, RI, Re(1): VideoWild cat sighting, North Scituate, RI, Re(2): VideoWild cat sighting, North Scituate, RI, Re(3): VideoWild cat sighting, North Scituate, RI, Re(4): VideoWild cat sighting, North Scituate, RI, Re(1): Mountain lion/bobcat?/North Andover. If you need assistance, please contact the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Are there other powers that be worried that scary mountain lions will scare off people from camping in New Hampshire. Ecosystem Management Consultants of New England, Ask Sam, and recently fielded question about mountain lions, Manchester installs monitors to track air quality disparities. Patrick Tate: Yes. Ive seen more field evidence in a couple of hours tracking out west than Ive seen in 100 years on the East Coast, he said. This isnt to say she believes none of these animals has stepped foot on New England soil over the past century. But no proof was offered. So what I'm getting back is the verifying and confirming of evidence what that was not there. So one thing I'd point out is we've been talking about situations with no evidence a number of them come in with photographs and yet what they fit what they description of the animal they saw and by the way I got a picture of what I saw. There's no logic for why they'd be listed as an endangered species. Patrick Tate: And there's one other way to model that is the same animal. I just don't understand the mechanism for how that would happen. Sam Evans-Brown: So I just had two thoughts which is that we hear a lot of these stories and all of us here have heard these stories. If so that's for us as an agency. New England Mountain Lion Sightings - YouTube And Rick Van de Poll naturalist and founder of ecosystem management consultants of New England. Sam Evans-Brown: So Tim so this cat's been been referenced a couple of times I think we should talk about it specifically lay the whole story out for folks who haven't heard the story because it's actually I think really indicative of a lot of stuff for talking about. The catamount is a creature of stealth and concealment; it stalks its prey, which on the EasternSeaboard would likely be deer, moose, porcupines, beavers, and domestic livestock. Q:While walking October Mountain just recently, I am sure I saw a mountain lion. I don't know if she still is. Sort of dropped onto the SD card of a camera he'd set up out in the wild. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference. And I think a lot of folks would like them to be around. But other hard evidence of the big cats presence is elusive. It was not in any hurry. To learn more about "lion country" in Colorado check here. It had rained previously. So the whole media hype about how scary mountain lions are should should go away immediately and that would be that I think the major thrust of educating folks about these casualties vs.. Sam Evans-Brown: Sam go ahead. Is there something particularly hospitable about New Hampshire Forests that make them want to come here. Re(1): Webster update - Misunderstanding! for some excitement. You have permission to edit this article. Well let me ask maybe Pat and Rick about this. It is a low, sprawling plant with small 1.4-inch scarlet flowers. The regions top predator, the coyote, is classified by biologists as a mesopredator (a type that in New England includes skunks and raccoons), which feeds primarily on smaller animals. As I tried to get a picture of it so there was it was definitely we looked up all the pictures and it was definitely not a bobcat or anything else being it looked just like a mountain lion. It lowers the population in a way thats not going to affect the long-term population. Today she talked with us a little bit before the show about why the mountain line is so compelling and why we want it to be part of our world. The number 1 800 8 9 2 6 4 7 7 so promised a discussion about conspiracy theories. Rick van de Poll: Well education is the real important thrust of of what all of us do as biologists and Game Managers and to make sure that a things like what Sam was saying that in spite of what you believe the mountain lions will not eat your children they will not steal your pets from your backyard and they will not necessarily be seen by you unless you're extremely lucky. Were arrogant if we think were the only species that makes decisions based on fear, he told me when I called him at his home in Oregon. Thanks also to Rick van de Poll naturalist and founder of ecosystem management consultants of New England and Sam Evans Brown host of an HP podcast outside in about the natural world and how we use it. Peter Biello: From New Hampshire Public Radio I'm Peter Biello in for Lark Knoy and this is the exchange. So when we talk about the threshold of evidence required to say for sure you have seen a mountain lion it is rather high. Give us a call if you have a question or comments or story about perhaps seeing a mountain lion here in New Hampshire. but won big 2night. brings a lot of. As a scientist, lack of evidence is very good evidence. We're gonna cue you up and bring into the program listeners in just a moment but I want to ask about the role that Mountain Lions play in the ecosystem we've been talking a lot about mountain lions traveling and being sort of hard to track as they move. Because I mean as we've heard in the past 10 minutes like there's there's some disagreement or at least some some vagueness about what an actual mountain lion should appear like in the wild assuming we can even get close enough. And it's not really strong. You've got you've got biologists right who are trying to make their make their way in the world make a career if you are the biologists who confirmed a sighting of mountain lions in the state that would be very good for you like you would be all over the news. The deer dont eat the exotics, but they eat the competitors. And so when they come to him with a sighting, hes prepared to believe. Please let us know how we can improve this page. There have been several sightings of mountain lions in New Hampshire recently. Mountain Lion report and as a biologist for the state that's a situation where if he said to me what did I see. And I would like to see more plants and even animals in future columns. Peter Biello: Worth mentioning if we're scaring anybody question a mysterious mountain lions lurking perhaps in someone's backyard. Peter Biello: Hmm. Patrick Tate: I've from all the situations I've read and learned about wildlife. They get a lot of media attention but compared to the the amount of times that a mountain lion could attack a person but doesn't because they don't typically view us as prey. contact the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. You wouldnt shake hands with a man like that, she said, and though she was smiling I could tell she was serious. Its OK, he told me. So that did it for me. This mountain lion was documented by DNA samples from Minnesota and Wisconsin between December 2009 and early 2010. New England Mountain Lion Sighting Bulletin Board's Message Board Thank you in advance., Thomas P. wrote, I never thought coltsfoot was invasive. Someone's got to see one they're very secretive. Peter Biello: Listeners give us a call if you have a question or a story of a sighting 1 800 8 9 2 6 4 7 7. So so. An adult male bobcat can reach four feet in length and 35 to 40 pounds. Evidence could include the body of a dead mountain lion or a live wild-captured animal; photos or video, in which a mountain lion can be identified and MassWildlife can confirm the location; DNA evidence from hair, scat, etc. Some of these photos have taken on urban legend status. Caller: Yeah I hadn't experienced blastoff fall so this was around September and I was driving from Webster into Concord on Horse Hill Road and anybody in the area would know I was right near the Red Barn and all of a sudden this animal jumps out of the woods and it bounded across the road in about two two giant leaps and stopped in the field just on the other side. Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows. Information online ad an age student loans dawg. Peter Biello: Let's talk to Ron and where Ron thanks very much for calling. Which which I think Pat and I have both experienced. At 6:20 on the morning of Aug. 20, Cheri Mazerall had just let her cat out the back door when she saw what she describes as a "beautiful, large beige/yellow" animal with "large feet and a long tail" come over her . Caller: Are probably. Peter Biello: Ok weird question but do they make good pets. Patrick Tate New Hampshire Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist thanks very much for being here this morning really appreciate it. Something along those lines. Because they are.. And why would they what. Mountain lions became scarce in the East after a bounty system wiped out most predatory animals. support for an HBO who comes from you our listener Sam from advanced in you a local New Hampshire nonprofit specializing in college student loans and student refinancing options. Lets learn to live alongside this very large animal is one of the schools of thought. You know I think it's there's a lady Holly Ernst out in California who has done a lot of the genotyping of mountain lions in Northern California the ones that are of course most people have heard about taking down hikers bikers etc. Morse founded Keeping Track in the belief that getting citizens interested and engaged in wildlife will have the knock-on effect of getting them interested and engaged in how land-use decisions affect wild populationsand might provide the impetus for conservation efforts. Mountain lion ambushes 70-year-old hiker in Utah canyon. He fought it Even in the controlled environment of a lab, the truth about Eastern cougars seems to be almost willfully eluding its seekers. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. I mean so what what is the practical change that it would bring to New Hampshire if any. Im gonna get hammered for it, he sighed. And that's this morning at 10:00 here on NH PR. I can't. Tim Yeah. For who but we humans can look across the landscape and not acknowledge our role in the diminishment of cougars and the myriad ways in which we have knocked the landscape out of balance? But you've done some reporting on this. Peter Biello: So Rick seems like you agree that the tail is a big giveaway whether or not it's a mountain lion Absolutely. So so do what you can get to do what you can to get proof. Kim Royar, a biologist at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, told me she receives 40 to 50 reports annually, and although she believes that few, if any, are actual cougar sightings, she doesnt dismiss the possibility that someday someone will happen upon the real deal. All of which is to say that if Alexander Crowell wasnt afraid on that long-ago Thanksgiving Day, he probably should have been. Peter Biello: They make great mascots at least. The females are where its at, she said. Caller: Hi. Support for an age PR comes from you our listeners. Bill and I are full-throttle. Mountain Lion Population (In Each U.S. State) - Wildlife Informer Peter Biello: Let's go to Mike in Epping. I have one that's more elaborate than that. So I just throwing that out there it's interesting. Case 1 And it was unmistakable. Human/Wildlife Interactions in California: Mountain Lion Depredation, Public Safety, and Animal Welfare Overview and Background More than half of California is mountain lion habitat. Squam Lake: Home of mountain lions - Concord Monitor Here are few facts you should know about bats and a few myths to forget. It's you know I recognized their report and. It's not a skinny rope like tail like a housecat. He knew it was only a matter of time. Sighting of this animal also occurred in Michigan and New York. And the clincher, What would you say was the most distinguishing feature? A lock icon ( If theyre in one, theyre in the other.. Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. ghost, Re(1): didnt win the pwrball. And still the the folks there did weren't able to come up with it with 100 percent certainty what deposited that scat. Abbott acknowledged that mountain lions out west have huge ranges. And the second question is this a behavior mountain lions exhibit. And it came out we could see it had and we could see its long swooping tail. These tracks may have been made by the mountain lion documented in Greenwich, Connecticut on June 5, 2011, and killed by a vehicle six days later. To date, Keeping Track has helped conserve 40,000 acres in 12 states and inQuebec. Please limit your input to 500 characters. And we want to know your stories if you have them 1 800 8 9 2 6 4 7 7 or email exchange at an HP bar dot org we'll talk about conspiracy theories when we come back. I started asking a lot of questions, and realized theres only one explanation for the answers I was getting: They are here., You could have 30 in Connecticut alone. So theres fresh mud. Betty folded his arms across his chest, where they rose and fell and rose again with his breathing. of Energy & Environmental Protection. A 140-pound male mountain lion was hit by a car and killed in 2011 in Milford, Connecticut. Peter Biello: We mentioned that the eastern cougar and the Western cougar are they were separate eastern cougar believed to be extinct. These highlights have been edited and condensed for length and clarity. Here are some things to keep in mind if you come Multiple mountain lion sightings have been reported in . Peter Biello: Well Mike thanks very much for sharing your story. 2023 Yankee publishing, Inc., An Employee-Owned company, all rights reserved. Rick van de Poll: Rick van de Poll so I was a non-believer as well. Mountain lion reports in Sunapee could be the real thing Well let's hear from from Sue Morse again science director for the organization keeping track. Hey, I know what I saw. There were caribou antlers mounted above the front doors, and the interior walls were covered in row upon row of books; a long table was piled high with still more books in seemingly random arrangements. No that's a little bit outside the range. We live around Cold Springs Campground and it was undeniably a mountain lion. So let's let's go to the phones. Carol Ann P., of Hinsdale, wrote, Thank you for the very informative article on invasive species! Now that to me seemed to indicate that they had done the secondary workup that in my opinion proved the existence of probably a disperse or possibly from South Dakota like the one in 2011. Thanks very much. They don't know the direction they're going. Please limit your input to 500 characters. And so far we have not had any positive mark lion scats or any DNA. Pat do they typically just move around a lot. So take care of this problem. Caller: Hey guys how you doing. So Pat you field a lot of calls about people seeing or reportedly seeing mountain lions. Peter Biello: What about the idea of tourism like us leaving aside the fact that it is not on the Endangered Species Act is it. Peter Biello: There have been several alleged sightings of mountain lions in New Hampshire recently. I just saw the head and the tail that was leaving. Sam Evans-Brown: Well and I think and the last takeaway here is everyone I think probably agrees that any possible sightings that have been seen. But right now youre dealing with top-notch guys. I looked at the picture and asked me what do you see in the picture and I wrote back. Think You Saw A Mountain Lion in N.H.? - New Hampshire Public Radio Less than a year later I found a scat on the swamp range and I was working at the time with a fellow at the Michigan wildlife habitat Federation.

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