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Posted: Wed 8:03 AM, Dec 05, 2012

Cougar Chat

Posted Wednesday, December 5, 2012 -- 8:00 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- State wildlife officials are planning to hold an online chat about cougars.

Department of Natural Resources carnivore ecologist Adrian Wydeven and assistant carnivore biologist Jane Wiedenhoeft will host the chat beginning at noon on Wednesday.

Participants can join the chat by visiting the DNR's website and searching for the phrase "ask the experts."

Researchers say more cougars are leaving dense populations in western states and moving into the Midwest. Cougars are known to be largely secretive and mostly keep to riverbanks and wooded areas, usually avoiding humans and feeding on deer, turkeys and raccoons.

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by Nate Location: Madison on Dec 5, 2012 at 10:46 AM

Read the news from out west, these animals don't avoid humans, they pick out the young and the weak. In other words children, the elderly and women(usually jogging or biking alone). Chances are you will never see them before it's too late. Remember they are cats. Cats kill for food and fun. Which one are you?

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