Created: 01/20/2014 WHEC.com
By: associated press
An environmental group has started a database of
public sightings of cougars in the Adirondacks in an effort to determine
whether there's any truth to rumors that have circulated over the years
about the big cats.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says cougars are
extinct in the eastern United States, although they're plentiful out
West. But there have been numerous anecdotal reports in the Adirondacks
of people spotting the cats, also known as mountain lions.
Naturalist Peter O'Shea tracked Adirondack cougar
reports for years, noting several hundred reported sightings since the
early 1990s. Now, Protect the Adirondacks is taking over the task.
Protect's director, Peter Bauer, says the group will work with wildlife experts to investigate credible reports.
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