Is this cat climbing a fence in Georgetown, Washington D.C. a mountain lion or a domestic tabby?

Mountain lion? No a domestic tabby cat

NBC Washington have questioned whether the cat videoed by a Ring door bell security camera is a mountain lion or a domestic cat. There is the usual hype. The lady who checked her Ring security camera said that the cat was huge and not like any domestic cat she has seen: “This thing is …

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Catastrophe: Florida panther stricken with ataxia, staggering and falling. Cause?

Ataxia in Florida Panthers

UPDATE: 10-4-21 – It looks like this is an epidemic of feline leukomyelopathy (FLM) which also affects bobcats (but see end of article for another suggestion). They think it might be a neurotoxin or a virus. They are working on it. It it is very serious and it may severely impact the Florida panther …

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Need for housing developments in southern California squeezes mountain lion habitat

Mountain lion cub in Southern California

There is a report in the LA Times that the mountain lions of Southern California are approaching what they describe as an “extinction vortex”. As I understand it, this means that when the population numbers have decreased to a certain level then there’s no chance that the mountain lion in that location can survive …

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