That are a catamount/puma/cougar/mountain lion, cousin. All rights reserved. Missouri Department of Conservation workers said on Tuesday they were still searching for the animal and did not have more details about the lions gender, size or other characteristics. An adult male mountain lion was struck around 6:30 p.m Tuesday. The 4-year-old cougar's body was found Jan Webmaster's Note! A breakdown of the some of the biodiversity of wildlife that would benefit from the crossing. About 15 years ago we were camped at the head of the Cranberry. Meet San Diego Zoos mountain lion siblings and learn why the big cat is known as a puma, cougar and ghost cat, among other names. Had to be put down by fish and game people. The lion was struck by a vehicle about 8:30 p.m. on Monday near Highway T and Old Highway 100, about 45 miles west of downtown St. Louis along Interstate 44. Well it moved, I seen it was a cat and scream for the girl to get her dog in the house, she thought I had lost my mind but thank heavens she did what I screamed for her to do and ran to the house this cat got up and started walking toward my drive, Larry couldn't believe his eyes and I said no house cat is that big at that distance! A second look revealed to me that it was an adult mountain lion, 100-125#. (Check out wvdnr.gov for updates on these animals and others.). This is only the third confirmed mountain lion sighting in MDCs St. Louis Region since 2011. An animal sprang up on the bank from the road about 40 yards away. 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. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love my daily morning newsletter, How To LA. State workers have confirmed sightings of about 100 mountain lions also known as pumas, panthers, catamounts and cougars since 1994, when the Department of Conservation started tracking them, Zarlenga said. Shed hunting isn't easy, but can offer unique opportunities. As the ears looked really strange and small and the face seemed short just didnt dawn on me that it was a cat. 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. I turned to go back and decided to have one last look and that bad feeling hit me again. I was wondering, have there been anymore sightings in Greenbrier County? Most were picked up by video cameras stationed along trails, he said. The 2015 Obion County sighting was hardly the only mountain lion sighting in the East, nor was it even the only confirmed sighting. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Monday the mountain lion died Sunday after being hit . IDNR said they believe it was the same. Wrong video but about the same thing. "Unfortunately, wildlife cross roadways, freeways and highways to get to areas where they feel they have better opportunities in food, companionship, etc.," said Tim Daly, CDFW public information officer. if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, a car slammed into the mountain lion Monday night around 7 p.m., off Old Highway 100 in Villa Ridge. The National Park Service says vehicle strikes are the leading cause of death for mountain lions in the southern California area. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, 4 killed, 4 critically injured in crash at South Grand Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue, Parents push back on allegations against St. Louis transgender center. What happened An adult male mountain lion was struck around 6:30 p.m Tuesday. Mountain Lion Hit, Killed By Car On I-88 In Kane County - St. Charles, IL - The incident occurred on Interstate 88 near Dauberman Road in Kaneville Township Sunday night. Last April, workers broke ground on what will be the worlds largest wildlife crossing. I am a college graduate and I work for AFLAC. Shanks West Virginia is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, the North Fork Little Cacapon River runs through Shanks WV. Copyright 2023 West Virginia MetroNews Network. This picture was taken April 7, 2008 behind my home in Wallace, WV approx. Thats how a story relating a mountain lion in MonongaliaCounty was related to me last week. I guess the Radars didn't want it. Most have been males looking for mates and their own territory. I don't need to have there input if they were going to act like we needed to make up storiesjust to have something to talk about. Also several people that lived in the area eventually saw one or the other or both. You have permission to edit this article. You have permission to edit this article. The story claimed the small dog was trying to make it through the doggy door when its hind quarters were grabbed by the big clawed paw. Car mountain lion accident at Co Rd 15 & 26. . In Marshall County and parts south, there are confirmed sightings of sows (female bears) and cubs, Rauch said. Above, a photo of P-81, who was hit and killed by a vehicle last month. Mountain lions are abundant in all those places, yet I've never seen one. The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed the animal was struck by a vehicle at Highway T and Old Highway 100 just north of Villa Ridge. 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. She and her sister were taken to Dr. Scott Weldy, a wildlife . It was a young mountain lion about 50 -60#. FRANKLIN COUNTY For about 10 minutes, a small crowd gathered on a rural highway here marveling at a rare sight: A mountain lion, just hit by a car, sat in the roadway, stunned. They seen this animal coming out of the woods and she thought it was a big dog or fox from the distance, until it got closer to her she stopped her car and this big CAT came out in front of herand she said oh my goodness it's a mountain lion and her dad said it sure is and she said it walked in front ofher car as slow as it could go and just looked at her like it wasn't scared. That said, however, Johansen adds that when he hears the occasional story about a sighting in West Virginia he doesnt doubt them. He worked with major music artists for 20 years, garnering gold and platinum records to his credit. 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. The long tail was a dead giveaway. The very sad news: there was a PGC ear tag on it. WV 26330 (304) 848-5000 . That's what it looks like to me as well, 4bear!! Then I look above my building on the hill side and saw a large bodied animal. So Isaid to him did the cat have big pointed ears and a short stubby tail and he said you don't understand Dad its tail was dragging the ground and he was bigger than Riley(our 110 lb black lab) so I convienced him to comedown that whatever it was, was long gone by now. The cougar is regularly recorded on security cameras strolling through residential areas near Griffith Park. 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. It was about 80lbs. about a mile from West LIberty when I saw what I thought at first glance was a deer. He said they looked at each other for a very long several seconds before the mountain lion darted and ran into the darkness. I wascompletely surprised, not only because I didn't think they existed in West Virginia, but also because I know them to bequite elusive. An un-collared mountain lion, like the one pictured, was struck and killed in Malibu Tuesday night. I just laughed because I was born and raised in Logan WV and had also thought that stories like these were so much imagination. Then after it I guess you would call it growled at me I became aware that It was a mountain lion. I could not find a good tree so I settled on the one close the road pulled my bow up set down and had the worstfeeling of my life. I think it just wanted to get out of there it was as scared of us as we are of it, Door said. There are black bears in the woods more often than not, at least this far north, just a single young male looking for a territory of his own, Rauch said. A female bald eagle got herself ensnared in an illegally staged steel trap in mid-February, but due to the kindness and work of quite a few, she's now on the mend. The cougar also is suspected of attacking another Chihuahua in the Silver Lake neighborhood this month. Then that fall my dad was looking at deer with his binoculars to see if they were bucks and how many points, he was very shocked as he saw the brownish colored MT Lion. P-22 has lived much of his life in Griffith Park, crossing two major freeways to get there. My stepbrother, and I at the time were teenagers and lived at Horner WV, Lewis County was about a mile from Stonecoal Lake. Not only us, but two cars behind us also completely stopped and watched this graceful cat. A rare Missouri mountain lion sighting was reported recently after one of the big cats was hit by a vehicle in Franklin County. The weird thing about this is that we live in a fairly populated area where I never thought you would see a mountain lion, if that was what it really was (maybe a bobcat with a longer tail than normal?). You may opt-out anytime by clicking "unsubscribe" from the newsletter or from your account. Diana Marchibroda and her miniature schnauzer froze in their tracks when the mountain lion stepped out of the woods last May. (Daylight Cougars), I live in Braxton County on Upper OBrien near Wilsie, Google maps to locate all known points that. This one weighed 260 lbs. Second mountain lion near Los Angeles hit, killed by car, (Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area/NPS), Sheriff releases name after body found in Mason County, Renovations moving ahead at Chick-fil-A in Barboursville, Fire department K-9 dies during search and rescue mission. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the accident happened on. My name is Clyde Downs I live in Bristol TN. Copyright The Intelligencer | https://www.theintelligencer.net | 1500 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 | 304-233-0100. Those elk are mostly regarded as photo opportunities at the moment, but Rauch said the herd may one day be large enough to allow hunting. The mountain lion no longer exists here in West Virginia at least in a naturally reproducing state.". He previously worked for KOAM. I didn't tell anyone because I knew I would be called a liar. There have been several mountain lion sightings in Paw Paw Tunnel area since June 2003 where others have reported seeing the mountain cat . Tuesday's examination found the cat had an eye injury, probably received from being hit by a car and more tests would be conducted to determine if the animal suffered additional head trauma, said Deana Clifford, the senior wildlife veterinarian with the department. Or this one from Valentine's Day last: The Missouri Dept of Conservation release information regarding a vehicle striking a mountain lion (cougar) not far from Six Flags. 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 . 2023 Southern California Public Radio - All Rights Reserved, A Brief History Of Why It Does Occasionally Snow In LA. Will Orange County's Fledgling Clean Power Agency Survive? Another mountain lion near Los Angeles has died. The . And it never bared its teeth or roared. (CNN) Another mountain lion near Los Angeles has died. One was either 1979 or 1980 in June. While the lure of large mammals is understandable, Rauch noted that hunters and hikers should keep their distance, particularly in the case of bears. Awesome cougar. The last thing they saw was a big cats dark silhouette. I have saw one with my own eyes.Submitted by: J GoreBurlington KY. Webmaster's Note Sighting a Black Mountain Lion is a rare and unexpected event.