From that experience we?ve always thought that there were mountain lions in the area. Presley Ridge in Laurel Park WV, Harrison County. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A mountain lion was hit and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County over the weekend. It was night, and as we were going toward town, a rabbit ran across the road with a mountain lion chasing behind. I bet he made it 40 feet in the time I made it 3 feet to get to my car door, she said. Rauch said theres a former bison grazing area near Grafton that is still called Buffalo Flat. Mountain Lion (Cougar) confirmed DNR image. The mountain lion died of injuries in the crash, but the SUV driver was uninjured. Mountain Lion (Cougar) confirmed DNR image. That autumn, my wife and I were sitting on our back porch which faces a "wooded area." It was clearly a mountain lion. Another mountain lion near Los Angeles has died. The death of P-22, our most famous local mountain lion, was attributed in part to a collision with a car in the weeks before he was euthanized. And, while their western counterparts are heading vaguely this direction, there is no verifiable evidence they are in West Virginia. Thats how a story relating a mountain lion in MonongaliaCounty was related to me last week. Hi, I'm a 47 year old professional and have spent a great deal of my free time in the woods, hunting, fishing, biking and hiking. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was notified at about 7 p.m. and contacted a local veterinarian to prepare for possible treatment. Despite the location where we saw it, and the fact that we have never seen it since, my wife and I are 100% certain that the animal we saw was a VERY large cat (at its closest it was only about thirty yards from us) that was bigger than a golden retriever yet had a coat that was similar in color. For a solid four seconds, Marchibroda watched as a large, sleek cat standing about three feet tall with a long, curled tail crossed Skyline Drive near Gavel Springs Gap less than 100 feet in front of them. Door, who lives about 2 miles from where the lion was hit on Monday, was at home when her son Nathan called her husband with an urgent message. Fishing tournament organizers take issue with new DNR rules. Storm mine in Tucker County, A large cat in Wood County, West Virginia, Spring Valley in Wayne County WV. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. I did see onedead beside the freeway in the Bay Area once. On 8 Nov 2006 my wife and I were riding ATVs on theHatfield McCoy trail system just outside of Pineville WV. Illinois Department of Natural Resources experts believe the animal was this mountain lion . It occurred after 8 p.m. Monday night, January 23, 2023, at Highway T and Old Highway 100 just north of Villa Ridge in Franklin County. The trail system is called Pinnacle Creek Trails. There was a problem saving your notification. P-54, who was being tracked by National . its a cougar.likely one thats been in captivity most, if not all, of its life..that be one kitty thats never missed a meal. COPYRIGHT 2023 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. West Virginias early days also saw a handful of large predators some of which remain. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. LCRT confirmed using photos and other sign. So when he came running at me I figured there was another neighbor hood cat outside after him so I walked around the corner of the house and soon realized there wasn't another cat. They are a beautiful Animal and are very much a part of West Virginia. I now pronounce her, and JJHack's cat, married. Mountain lion struck and injured in a vehicle collision. Once people feed them, they get habituated to us and they can be a huge nuisance. Connecticut DEP says it's possible and even likely that the mountain lion killed early Saturday morning is. I got him to talk to me and I told him to lower the bow and come down to me but he wouldn't he said dad there was a big cat that came out of the river bottom and walked under the tree stand and up into the bouldersbehind the stand. 2023 Southern California Public Radio - All Rights Reserved, A Brief History Of Why It Does Occasionally Snow In LA. A trail camera captures the mountain lion during its journey from west to east. He holds a bachelors degree in mass communications from Missouri Southern State University (1994). The 2015 Obion County sighting was hardly the only mountain lion sighting in the East, nor was it even the only confirmed sighting. Not a first-hand sighting, so post/do not post at your discretion. He was the face of the campaign to build a wildlife crossing over a Los Angeles-area freeway to give big cats, coyotes, deer and other wildlife a safe path to the nearby Santa Monica Mountains, where they have room to roam. Routinely, people will call in and say, Ive seen a mountain lion,' Rauch said. Yesterday August 29, 2008 I was driving on a country road called Cranesville Road that leads to Oakland Maryland when a large cat all black ran across the road in front of me. P-81s death comes more than a month after P-22, a Los Angeles area mountain lion, became a local celebrity when he was photographed beneath the iconic Hollywood sign by a camera trap. Anyway, I am submitting this "report" of a possible Mt. Authorities said the lion, tagged P-81, was found on the Pacific Coast Highway in the Western Santa Monica mountains after being struck by a vehicle. Cat Track. P-22 usually hunts deer and coyotes, but in November the National Park Service confirmed that the cougar had attacked and killed a Chihuahua mix that was being walked in the narrow streets of the Hollywood Hills. Taxidermist probablylocal WV roadkill?? When West Virginia was new to humans, there were plenty of large mammals roaming the woods in addition to myriad smaller species. about a mile from West LIberty when I saw what I thought at first glance was a deer. They do exist and we know many other people that have seen them. Glad to hear we?re not the only ones who have felt that the big cat it here (eastern wv) having migrated to the area many years ago.Sincerely, Butch DownsDate: Wed, September 19, 2007 8:19 am. "The last cougar that existed here in West Virginia was eliminated decades ago. I was wondering, have there been anymore sightings in Greenbrier County? That reluctant-to-roam species is now established to the point the boars are hunted. I wascompletely surprised, not only because I didn't think they existed in West Virginia, but also because I know them to bequite elusive. Keep em wild., Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. And two glowing eyes staring back at them. A mountain lion who was struck and killed by a vehicle in the Malibu area in June was pregnant with four kittens when she died, biologists said Wednesday. From the car, Mitchell could see just its head. Of course no one believed us my dad even laughed. Authorities said the lion, tagged P-81, was found on the Pacific Coast Highway in the Western Santa Monica mountains after being struck by a vehicle. The fact that we havent been able to find it in the vicinity suggests it was able to get up and get away, spokesman Dan Zarlenga said. I was skeptical, but questioned him about the description of the cat. There are a handful of captive facilities in West Virginia that are licensed to harbor mountain lions. The National Park Service says vehicle strikes are the leading cause of death for mountain lions in the southern California area. One night after going to bed we were awoken by what sounded like screams off in the woods. The bear population of Maine has grown from about 23,000 in 2004 to more than 35,000 in 2019, the largest bear population on the East Coast. Webmaster's Note! Trevor and his wife has been inhabiting cabin #2 for several weeks in exchange for performing labor (exchange) at the campground.Submitted by: Vince LombardiGrant County West Virginia, Hello! There was a problem saving your notification. Rare Missouri Mountain Lion Hit By Car, Photo Shows. Both are the same species, but have different sub-species status. A white Audi hit the mountain lion while traveling westbound on the 118 Freeway. When the big cat got out of sight I run back to my truck witch was only 50' away and got a 44 mag. SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) A mountain lion that was struck and killed last weekend along a northern Illinois highway will be analyzed by biologists seeking to uncover the rare animal's origins, state wildlife officials said. I turned to go back and decided to have one last look and that bad feeling hit me again. Mismanagement, Sloppy Hiring Practices, Lack Of Transparency. Even considering such lone-cat possibilities, Rauch noted that mountain lions are unlikely to make a significant comeback anywhere in the Eastern region of the U.S. Authorities said the lion, tagged P-81, was found on the Pacific Coast Highway in the Western Santa Monica mountains after being struck by a vehicle. The Northern Panhandle is much more developed than it was back then (frontier days), but, definitely, the namesake is fitting, said Steve Rauch, district wildlife biologist for the state Division of Natural Resources. Theres also the occasional bobcat or a flash of orangey-red that suggests the presence of a fox. Hoping that is was a deer, I lowered my rifle and placed the scope on another clear spot that was in the pathof the animal. Margaret has seen two over the years. I can assure you that what I saw was in facta mountain lion.Submitted by: Ken Vandevort. My wife and I watched the cat walk up the hill through the woods and disappear at the crest of the hill (which is where our neighbor's yard is). I have heard about Cat sightings all my life growing up around Racine in Boone Co. Eastern Puma Research Network in Grant County of WILD, Wonderful West Virgina, Submitting this "report" of a possible Mt. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. This cougar was hit on M-65, just north of Long Rapids near. Since we?ve gotten a little older and the ground has gotten harder we have opted for a cabin at Watoga State Park the last 6 years. So I ran in the house told my husband to get his gun that there is a cat out here and it isn't nolittle one either is a big one so he gets his 22 pistol and thinks I'm messing with him he comes outside with me tosee what I was scared off I was shaking.. Again, his certainty of the sighting is 100% according to him, as he had plenty of time to stare at the animal and take it all in.The sighting was by a local Grant County man named Trevor who is 100% certain of the creature sighting. Photos of mountain lions sent to West Virginia DNR, for example, generally involve a location other than the Mountain State, he said. By the time she grabbed the handle, the cat was just on the other side of her car. and the zip code for the community is 26761. The sub-species of the eastern cougar indigenous to the state is extinct. Not one has been spotted on any of the states multitude of trail cameras, treed by hounds or hit by a car, for example, he said. I thought you might be interested in what I saw. The mountain lions that once roamed the hills and hollows of West Virginia are long gone. (Check out wvdnr.gov for updates on these animals and others.). Leadmine is known for the largest trees ever cut in West Virginia, White Oak. In 1990 I was at a old coal mine sight on the Gauley River rd. What questions do you have about Southern California? This 150-pound male mountain lion was hit by a car Tuesday in Nance County was found dead the next day, about 200 yards from the highway. The photo, submitted to The Richwooders site by a third party, and we could not confirm whether or not it was killed by mountain lions. FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. The Missouri Dept of Conservation release information regarding a vehicle striking a mountain lion (cougar) not far from Six Flags. Fish and Wildlife Service," said DNR Game Management Chief Paul Johansen. A mountain lion was struck by a car Tuesday morning and was euthanized by wildlife officers due to its severe injuries. It was around 2pm on a weekday, hardly any traffic at all on that road during the week in the early afternoon. I just want to say how much I appreciate your website. Updated: Oct 17, 2022 / 05:11 PM CDT. Check these mountain loins out, tell me what you think. It eventually ran away from the scene. It was extremely large with a long tail, probably 4-5 feet at least. According to state police, troopers responded to a call of. FILE - This November 2014, file photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows a mountain lion known as P-22, photographed in the Griffith Park area near downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File). Courtesy Tiffany Door via MDC. It was about 7:30 a.m. November 21, 2006 when I saw it walking through the field of our neighbor. If you have any questions for me, my name is Alice Hanna and my number is (304) 000 - 0000. No humans were injured, but the mountain lion was apparently injured and stunned. I have not seen a picture that was claimed to be in West Virginia yet, that I did not see that same picture (taken elsewhere) on the internet.. It ran off shortly after the photo was taken. You have permission to edit this article. WHEELING If crisp September mornings spark a sudden urge to roam the local hillsides whether hunting or hiking keep in mind theres more to the states wild, wonderful slogan than white-tailed deer. The story was second hand from my in-laws who had heard about the attack on a neighbors pet. Then after it I guess you would call it growled at me I became aware that It was a mountain lion. Shed hunting isn't easy, but can offer unique opportunities. We had no idea they still roamed around here. It was late in the afternoon and my wife said she thought she saw a large dog like a golden retriever walking in the woods about ten yards above where the tree line begins. That are a catamount/puma/cougar/mountain lion, cousin. Upon my return to Pa. About 15 years ago we were camped at the head of the Cranberry. This was on January 25 at around 5:30 pm. "Most of those cases either involve a mistaken identity or its possible and we know it has occurred that people do crazy things and perhaps someone has turned one loose or its escaped from somewhere,"Johansen said. It was one. I watched it through the scope the whole time. Needless to say, this sighting was a treat that I will treasure forever.Chris SparkmanWoodbridge, VA. Webmaster's Note!The community of Paw Paw is known for the nearby Paw Paw Tunnel. It continuedalong the logging road until it disappeared into some thick trees. A photo of the mountain lion, stunned and injured in the roadway was taken by Tiffany Door and shared by MDC. Some say maybe it was a bobcat or maybe it was a large housecat. That lion had also been struck by a car and was euthanized by authorities. I know it was no domestic cat, due to the way it moved and the size.Sue Maund. Mountain lions aren't supposed to exist within West Virginia, but many hunters and wild life officials know they're here; the controversy is whether the mountain lion are natural to this State or whether the cats that are here have migrated. LOS ANGELES -- The famous Hollywood-roaming mountain lion known as P-22 is drastically underweight and was probably struck and injured by a car, wildlife experts who conducted a health examination on the big cat said Tuesday. He added the agency understands the importance of this animal to the community and to California," and we recognize the sadness of it.". is an unincorporated town in Grant County, West Virginia, along the North Branch Potomac River. Another mountain lion was fatally struck by a vehicle early Thursday on the 405 Freeway in the Brentwood area. Montgomery. This dog runs from nothing, but it did today when it heard that scream. As for people who want photographic proof, this animal wasn't sticking around long enough for me to even get my camera out.Submitted by: Rob Watt. Have heard of these being in our area just have never seen one. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. It was a young mountain lion about 50 -60#. She said it went up and stretched outon a log and just looked down and than went on it's way my daughter who is 8 years old says I've lived here in Four States for 8 years and have never seen one of those well her grandfathers looks at her and says AddieI've lived here for 73 years and I've never seen anything like that before so they went on to practice and whenshe got home she called the DNR and they laughed at her told her to get a pic of it or show some kind of a signthat there is one near.. She told them that she wasn't gonna go hunting for this big cat that it's there responsibilityto go look for this thing.. Well Last night May 26,2008 I went to take the garbage up to the end of the drivewayand I made it as far as the sidewalk when I heard sounding like a cat growling and I said oh God that's not alittle house cat.. Copyright The Intelligencer | https://www.theintelligencer.net | 1500 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 | 304-233-0100. You need to show some kind of a mountain lion sign (confirmed prints, pictures, and etc.) We were about 150 to 200 ft. from the main gravel road. Most mountain lions live about a decade. I've been trying to find him on Facebook, so we could talk about it.I don't care that all the so called experts say they don't exist. These rare and elusive cats are most active at night, so you seldom have an opportunity to see one! This is a first. I walked to within 5 steps of the tree and I could not believe my eyes. It was close to dark, and an animal with a color that approximated a yellow lab appeared in the clear spot. (U.S. National Park Service, via AP, File), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. That was a once-in-a-lifetime experience to get to see it in person and that close up, said Tiffany Mitchell Door, a resident of Villa Ridge who was one of about a dozen people to see the lion Monday night. It is always possible a Mountain Lion could come thru, and killed 3-year-old horse. I would have gotten track impressions if I had thought that no one would believe me, but I was frankly pretty scared of it and got out of there asap. About 10 yrs ago, my friend and I were coming from the Coleman Cliffs area in Frankford, W.V. 90 percent of the "woman screaming" sounds are only hoot owls, Did you mean: Mcelroy creek in Tyler County, I found your site after googling lion sightings for Huntington, West Virginia, Mysterious animal photo in Lahmansville in Grant County West Virginia, Mountain Lion sighting I-79 north near Weston, WV in Lewis County in 1999 or 2000, Mountain Lion sighting in Mt. And, to a certain extent, he noted, in the Mountain States memory. One of my friends, Charlie Keaton (retired school teacher), was on the Scenic Highway 150 two weeks ago and saw a mountain lion cross the road in front of him. I was doing a search on the internet and found your sight and was excited to see that a man named Chris Sparkman had sighted one in Paw Paw about 9 months before my sighting. Eastern mountain lions once native to the state are extinct. One thing those who wander area woods likely wont see, however, is a mountain lion, Rauch said. January 23, 2023. I live in Putnam County, and one of my students who lives on "Redhouse Hill" which is rural and beautifully mountainous, with many ridge top roads populated by picturesque farms, told me he had seen a mountain lion. That animal was traced by DNA to a population in the Black . So unexpected that it's common for people to initially mistake them for panthers. The elk went extinct, Rauch said, because of habitat loss and market-level hunting for meat. Grace Toohey. The driver was unhurt, officials said. We told a few who didn't really believe us and when I told my other neighbor Dolly, she said yep, she had seen the thing at the woods edge between our yard. Tiffany MitchellDoor photographed a cougar, or mountain lion, lying bleeding on the road in Franklin County. P-22 was captured and tranquilized on Monday in the trendy Los Feliz neighborhood near his usual haunt of Griffith Park, an island of wilderness and picnic areas in the midst of the Los Angeles urban sprawl. Hello Richwooders! As the ears looked really strange and small and the face seemed short just didnt dawn on me that it was a cat. Later we heard a report of a deer kill close to Cabella's. It was in fact a mountain lion that I saw. While I was there I happened to be looking around at the stuff that was to be loaded up and I look up for the biggest surprise of my life, About 50' away there I saw solid black cat walking in a wide open area in the middle of the day with his nose on the ground. WARREN COUNTY, MO (KTVI) - Scientists with the Missouri Conservation Department are trying to learn more about a mountain lion that was struck and killed on I-70 Saturday in Warren County. Not to mention a slew of wee things weasels and woodland jumping mice, opossums and muskrats. He was trotting and I could easily identify his large size, color, long tail, stockiness and head and the graceful movement. Linn County, Mo. The Top 5 newsletter catches you up with LAs top 5 stories in just 3 minutes. It happened on December 26, 2006. The California. It was about 80lbs. While the lure of large mammals is understandable, Rauch noted that hunters and hikers should keep their distance, particularly in the case of bears. A female mountain lion struck on Antonio Parkway left two orphaned female kittens; one was also struck by a car, but not killed. The dogs were barking at it but they would not go right to it, which was odd cause they always go to a dog passing by and check it out but they would not get too close, then we rode our bikes a little faster and I could see it was cat, but couldnt believe my eyes, then it finally took off running not real fast but yet way ahead of us and it leaped up the side of the hill maybe a 8 or 10 ft jump. I later tried to talk to the DNR about it but they said we were making it up. The mountain lion was hit last night on Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carrillo State Beach. Missouri Department of Conservation agents were in the area of Villa Ridge, near Highway 100, Monday night searching for the mountain lion. Sometimes people said they saw a lion out by Purina Farms, or Highway V. But there was never any hard proof. "Occasionally we do get reports of mountain lions and they probably are out there on the landscape on occasion because of something that man has done,"said Johansen. But I dont know how I feel about them being here.. The zip code for Paw Paw is 25434.Detour Road is (County Route 18). The . For that reason, bear hunting season is longer in the Northern Panhandle than in other parts of the state, he said. If you hit one with your vehicle here, you can keep it- all of it. I live in Preston County, on the border of Maryland. The 140-pound mountain lion was hit by a small SUV on a highway in Milton, Connecticut early Saturday morning, and died from its injuries. The deer was killed by a farm pond and the owner saw the tracks of a mountain lion in the mud around the dead deer.Submitted by: Dave MarshallFairmont, WV, Webmaster's Note!These large, wild mountain cats are shy and avoid humans. (Living Habitats/National Wildlife Federation). Your friend is very lucky to have seen this animal in the wild. Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. Mountain lion (cougar) struck by vehicle on January 23, 2023, in Franklin County, Mo. Then It took off up into the woods and I could hear it going around the side of the mountain and up the hill.Submitted by: Zachary HarrisBoone County,West Virginia. I have had a couple sightings and heard what I believe were two lions mating. The mountain lion apparently had been hit by two . Doors photo of the cat went viral by Tuesday. The mountain lions that once roamed the hills and hollows of West Virginia are long gone. Second mountain lion near Los Angeles hit, killed by car, (Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area/NPS), Delays expected on Route 50 between Bridgeport and Clarksburg next week, Trump says an indictment would not end presidential campaign, Silver Alert activated for Marion County man, Michael Moranelli's Saturday Evening Forecast | March 4th, 2023, Fire department K-9 dies during search and rescue mission, Closed Captioning/Audio Description Complaints. I am guessing (the size of my German shepherd dog). "So we just ask that drivers remain aware of that possibility and, at night, drive with your lights on.". and I have been coming to that area for over 30 years. This one weighed 260 lbs. I am the owner of Abram's Creek Lodge and Campground in Grant County, WV (www.abramscreek.com).Last Wednesday early morning, at 1:30am 11/12/08, a cabin user (cabin #2) at the Campground in Grant County stepped out of his cabin at 1:30am to use the rest room. 107. In fact, most people never see this animal in the wild. Four States, WV seems like it would be good mountain lion habitat. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. One month ago my mother Celestine was taking my daughter Addie to baseball practice and had herfather in the car with them.. Then the lion got up and jogged off into the night. They came out and investigated. Occasionally, a Cougar/Mountain Lion will be gray,dark brown, cinnamon which can appear almost black and, even more rarely, solid black mountain lion.

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