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To: average joe who wrote (37)	7/15/2009 6:47:06 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2777

I tend to feel sorry for the cougars - they get their habitat squeezed and then go looking for a meal. Someone's cat, dog or in the most personal and scary case, child, looks like it could be a meal to the hapless cougar. I attribute this to clear cutting which makes the larger predators visible and harder for them to find a meal in stealth. I prefer thinning forests as a logging operation, but people who do this for a living find it more difficult to take every tenth tree throughout the whole logged area as opposed to taking all of them in patches. A living cougar could seriously mess up your day as a human, but I still want to live in a world that has top-level predators. I'd rather they tasered and tranquilized and then drop them in the back country.

To: average joe who wrote (37)	8/1/2009 3:07:25 PM
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Injured horse 'attacked by puma' Pumas are 'not likely' to pose a danger to humans, said police Police have warned the public not to approach big cats after a suspected puma attack on a horse in Ayrshire. The animal's owner found it badly injured near Sundrum Holiday Park in Coylton on Friday, with claw and slash marks on its hind quarters. Experts called in to examine the injuries said they were probably caused by a big cat, possibly a puma. The incident came after a member of staff reported a sighting of a large cat in the park two months ago. Strathclyde Police said the horse is making a good recovery and urged the public to report any further sightings. Farmers warned Supt John Hazlett, said: "After consultation with experts, the evidence points to a big cat, possibly a puma, having caused the injuries to the horse. "There was a possible sighting of a large cat in the grounds of Sundrum Castle back in May, when a member of staff at the castle reported seeing a very large cat prowling the grounds one morning." Mr Hazlett said a puma was unlikely to approach or present a danger to humans - but warned members of the public not to approach the animal, if it was seen. If you stand still the animal will totally ignore you. They really are not dangerous to humans Di Francis British Big Cats He added: "I would also ask local farmers to take extra caution with their animals and to contact police if any of them are injured." The animal in the May sighting was said to be sandy in colour and about 4ft tall and 6ft long. Di Francis, from the British Big Cats organisation, said: "We don't know enough from the description to say for sure but the most commonly known exotic cat that could be out there, that is light brown, is a Puma. "There have been attacks on horses by big cats across Britain over the years. They normally involved mares with foals. The cat will go for the foals and when the mare comes in to protect her young the cat will strike at her." Ms Francis said there was no reason for the public to be alarmed. She added: "With any predator in the countryside you should never, ever turn and run because you then make yourself a prey. "If you stand still the animal will totally ignore you. They really are not dangerous to humans." news.bbc.co.uk