Monday, June 12, 2006

Another cougar sighting

Another cougar has reportedly been spotted in the National Capital region, keeping alive the hope that eastern cougars might be making a comeback.

The eastern cougar was hunted to near extinction in the late 19th century. The last known cougar was shot near the Quebec-Maine border in 1938. Since then, however, thousands of sightings have been reported in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and the New England states.

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