In Minnesota, wildlife “researchers” had declared the cougar to be extinct for decades if not a century of more. Despite reports of local folks up north and hunters, the DNR stuck to their story and sneered at the reports as nothing more than yokels telling boogerman stories in roadhouse bars.
Until somebody creamed one on a highway . . .
Then, of course, “science” was on the job detirmining what was going on. Meanwhile, the cats are all over - including at least one shooting of a aggressive cougar in suburan Bloomington still within the metropolitan area river system.
Wolves, too, are an example of ESA genuius run amok. The time has arrived for wolf bounties to be reintroduced and scores of former pet owners, livestock owners and dead and eaten people would agree. Deeper research into Cooper’s hawks, Spotted owls and many other ESA scams would benefit the reader as well.
Same here in Michigan. The long dead kitties are being photographed on trail cams up north and there are increasing reports here in the south of the state.