You could have 50. And Rick Van de Poll naturalist and founder of ecosystem management consultants of New England. So one thing that I find fascinating about this Connecticut cat was six months between the New York situation where they found evidence of it too when it was hit by a motor vehicle. A lock icon ( The American Lion The Saber tooth Tiger and this was the one that survived. It was a favorite of Euell Gibbons and I thought it was natures remedy for coughs and colds. So I would put this in the category of sort of like shark attacks right. If you need assistance, please contact the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. If theyre in one, theyre in the other.. I just don't understand the mechanism for how that would happen. Do they travel. Sam what's the incentive for the government to deny allegedly. There are always rumors about what state fish and wildlife agencies in the eastern United States know about mountain lions. I would just suggest that in my experience as a reporter covering this covering this issue for a few years at least at what point do we reach a certain critical mass for lack of a better term of accounts where I'm not to suggest that you guys aren't taking this possibility seriously. Thank you very much for that story really appreciate it. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows. So. Thank you very much for listening. Mar 1, 2017 - All the latest news and updates of New England Mountain Lion Sighting Bulletin Board's Message Board. We want answers. If its not, you just thank the person and say good-bye.. Its definitely a problem thats only going to get worse. And I was probably about a half a mile from downtown all village on the right. Weve done a lot of work over the years investigating sightings. A harvest is kind of twofold. This is the longest documented travel distance of a mountain lion. Peter Biello: So if they were female mountain lions here they would be more males just because that's what they're looking for. There wasn't a distinct subspecies the North American mountain lion is all is all one species and then you can find a genetically distinct South American subspecies. 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. Mountain Lion Population (In Each U.S. State) - Wildlife Informer From came from out west they tracked it all the way back to the Black Hills in the Dakotas. In the second camp, there are those issuing the denials, pointing to the lack of photographic evidence, or the absence of tracks, or the simple truth that many people dont seem to know the difference between a cougar and a bobcat and a lynx and even, in some cases, a golden retriever.