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Cougars again spreading across Midwest, study shows

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This photo, provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, shows a cougar in a tree west of Spooner, Wis. Cougars are repopulating the Midwest a century since the generally reclusive mountain lions were hunted to near extinction in much of the region, according to a new study detailed in The Journal of Wildlife Management.

Associated Press, march 2009

This photo, released by the Nebraska Game and Parks service, shows a cougar in a tree on a ranch in the Nebraska Panhandle near Hemingford. The cougar, which was chased into a tree by a dog belonging to a rancher, was shot and killed. Cougars are repopulating the Midwest a century since the generally reclusive mountain lions were hunted to near extinction in much of the region, according to a new study detailed in The Journal of Wildlife Management.

Associated Press, September

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Cougars are again spreading across the Midwest a century after the generally reclusive predators were hunted to near extinction in much of the region, according to a new study billed as the first rigorous statistical look at the issue.