Since 1917, Lions clubs have offered people the opportunity to give something back to their communities. Peter Biello: From New Hampshire Public Radio I'm Peter Biello in for Lark Knoy and this is the exchange. Wed love to be part of the first verified sighting. If youd like to submit a question (or send a mountain line photo) you can record it as a voice memo on your smart phone and send it [email protected], OR call our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (1-844-466-8837) and leave a message. Thank you very much for listening. The American Lion The Saber tooth Tiger and this was the one that survived. Or years or so. So it's there was no question in my mind. Thanks for taking my call. You treat it as if it's a sincere situation. Peter Biello: Yeah. He studied Politics and Spanish at Bates College, and before reporting was variously employed as a Spanish teacher, farmer, bicycle mechanic, ski coach, research assistant, a wilderness trip leader and a technical supporter. I can't. Mountain lions ( Puma concolor) are one of the six native species of wild cats in North America. So give us a call now. I'm sorry go ahead you're on the air. It's you know I recognized their report and. Thank you. I looked at the picture and asked me what do you see in the picture and I wrote back. So I did a bunch of research and all the documentation I found was there art are not any pieces of DNA of Eastern online. I hope she's listening and she had spoke to a lot of different people ended up having a couple of sightings of her alone without sort of by accident. I mean it wasn't your idea. Monday, December 5th: Mountain Lions in New Hampshire? And what was really remarkable about the whole thing was I was maybe a half mile down on all buildings. Sam Evans-Brown: And second the evidence required is is you know pretty pretty tough to gather. Why are there so many false positives? We're not in the woods. If it's just in the middle of a greenfield you can't prove anything. How far were you from this cat. Were there any differences between these two that we could have noticed right off. There are mountain lion in Massachusetts. Have a photo. Hunting is legal, but closely regulated by the state. Caller: And then there's the Lily Pond Road and then there's a six foot tall fence. Infinite Scroll Enabled. Peter Biello: This is the exchange on an PR. Each person had their own copy and now it was identify the trees the species of tree matched. A 140-pound male mountain lion was hit by a car and killed in 2011 in Milford, Connecticut. And when provoked no animal could stand before him elegantly put. People were calling the New Hampshire Fish and Game director's office saying why are you dragging your feet on this. I just stood there just a second and I came to a complete stop and then I ran away. Peter Biello: Well hey Rob. And sometimes I've seen pictures of those where it's the question is What is that is that a bobcat. So so it is possible in Maine to still to to to have one but you have to be sort of professional handler as it were. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference. Peter Biello: So Rick seems like you agree that the tail is a big giveaway whether or not it's a mountain lion Absolutely. She is renowned for tracking. There's never, ever, ever, ever been a documented case of a black mountain lion. Caller: I have yeah. Peter Biello: Well Mike thanks very much for sharing your story. The big cat has been extinct at least the eastern mountain lion has been extinct here since the mid 80s hundreds. For me as a person who's handled many bobcats and looked at many pictures Bobcat the White chin Bobcat right off is what comes out to me and then the black the the roughs on our Bobcats we'll have sometimes have black fringes on them. Mountain Lions in NH. So for me as a person who's had the Bobcats right off my grits similar carries sticks to a bobcat The Long Tail obviously very different but those facial markings were overlapping for me. And it was unmistakable. Peter Biello: We got an e-mail question from Robert in Epsom who asks are sightings or encounters with these big cats less dangerous here where they're passing through than out west where those same mountain lines might be establishing territory Rick. So Marty can you see what I'm getting at is the public sees different names and thinks that they're different animals but it's all the same animal. The panther, Fells concolor, is a beast of many names, most frequently referred to in New Hampshire history as catamount, but sometimes known locally as "Indian Devil" or "Carcajou", under which . Residents Report Mountain Lion Sighting By Elysia Rodriguez Published August 11, 2015 A southern New Hampshire neighborhood believes a mountain lion is roaming the woods near their homes. The second one was not only fresh but when I actually put my hand on it it was you know smelled like cat and I it's there's no denying a fresh mountain lions get if you can tell it every story that KOAT. Patrick Tate: So I just got to throw a little interesting side note in this. Deer Bear Moose Grey Wolf Coyote Foxes Fisher Mountain Lion NH Wildlife History. Peter Biello: Rick I believe you did mention that that they do leave carcasses up in the tree from time to time but are there any other species known in New Hampshire to do this on a regular basis. Enable JavaScript by changing your browser options, and then try again. John if you're still on the line here I was going to I don't. Rick your thoughts. So the whole media hype about how scary mountain lions are should should go away immediately and that would be that I think the major thrust of educating folks about these casualties vs.. Sam Evans-Brown: Sam go ahead. When they were landing or taking off and it seems like it's been there for like. Mike Guyton pressure was almost Greyhound like very muscular large back legs on it and the coloration on it was almost an orange brownish orange color and so I stop and I look at this thing in the field and as the animal looks at me the face was very chiseled definitely not a bobcat. That's what we're seeing is dispersing mountain lions from the West who are just making their way through. They create these big latrines that are very obvious. PublishedNovember 16, 2018 at 6:16 AM EST. This is where things start breaking down when you so I get pictures with this great description and one of my favorite stories is a great description what the witness and then so I called the witness and wanted information from them and the person says What are you talking about. There wasn't a distinct subspecies the North American mountain lion is all is all one species and then you can find a genetically distinct South American subspecies. What's interesting about Bobcats is here in the Northeast we have some very large bobcats. The number 1 800 8 9 2 6 4 7 7 so promised a discussion about conspiracy theories. Peter Biello: This is the exchange on an HD PR fine Peter Biello and today we're talking with folks who can tell us about the mysterious elusive mountain line and whether or not it is actually here in New Hampshire. Patrick Tate: So the individuals can say that but for an agency that's based on science and what not to to go off with no evidence and then get into that giant debate and all these other issues and put credibility at risk I don't think that would be a great path to take. Caller: And the more I thought about it the color of it it was definitely not a bobcat. Let's talk to Mike in Webster. Let us know your story and share your photos. And today we're talking about the mysterious elusive mountain line with folks who know something about it. Peter Biello: Well yeah. It was in the spring flash kind of early summer and my wife looked at you look at the size of an adult bear and we were up in arms. Sam Evans-Brown: Well and I think and the last takeaway here is everyone I think probably agrees that any possible sightings that have been seen. If you have them email exchange at an HP board or give us a call to tell us your story. Sam Evans-Brown: What he would have stopped as well I think is way way that the reason that mountain lion kept moving is because he wasn't finding anybody. Peter Biello: What about the idea of tourism like us leaving aside the fact that it is not on the Endangered Species Act is it. So this whole illegal pet trade black market pro trade thing does does exist in a situation like that can happen. So I just brought up the bobcat thing because the location is fascinating to me that that that location we have Bobcats existing but that location we have a mountain lion report because it's a developed area and which brings me back to earlier what I had said it's a bouncing ball. Really appreciate it. Well let's hear from from Sue Morse again science director for the organization keeping track. Do we have native species that could have exhibited this type of behavior leaving leaving a deer carcass up in a tree. NHFG Wildlife Biologist Patrick Tate identifies this cat as a bobcat. Really appreciate it. I'm gonna send you a letter that we researched this report and we spoke with those labs and the lab wrote in their letter to us that they could only say that Scott contained white Tea Party fur and that they could not say what deposited the scout because it's far too degraded listeners we'd love to hear from you about your mountain lion sightings if you have seen one or if you if you think you have give us a call we'd love to hear your story 1 800 8 9 2 6 4 7 7. Patrick Tate: I would say well when social media first started they picked up the hoaxes became much more prevalent in the last four or five years hoaxes have died down completely. John you're on the air. I just saw the head and the tail that was leaving. Patrick Tate New Hampshire Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist thanks very much for being here this morning really appreciate it. So so do what you can get to do what you can to get proof. And just one more note about this danger question when even when you look at the states that have extended populations stable populations of mountain lions attacks are relatively rare. Rick van de Poll: Rick van de Poll so I was a non-believer as well. You could trace that was this same cat from point to point to point. HOLDERNESS, N.H. (AP) Two of the known mountain lions in New Hampshire have spent their 15 years in close proximity to humans. Select image for larger view. And a lot of people around the county airport have seen a lot of pilots coming in said they saw huge. and territorial animals are much more inclined to create a problem with passer bys than dispersing animals in fact I'd be totally shocked if a dispersal would encounter with a human purposefully unless they had already had some type of training to do so. And so I just wanted to share my share my experience with you guys and it was pretty awesome to see if you get to see one albeit it was in the brush. They're the generalists that made it through both the arrival of the Clovis people with their with their spears and then the Europeans with their guns. On Oct. 10, he gave a slide talk called "Wild Cats of New Hampshire," which included the bobcat and the lynx. Patrick Tate: So Cougar Mountain Lion katama. You know interactions are pretty unusual. Tonight, Sean McDonald investigates,. m from a weed family Automotive on store Street in Concord is serving the Concord area families automotive needs since 1995. Known to exist in the state for over well over a hundred years. So one thing that I find fascinating about this Connecticut cat was six months between the New York situation where they found evidence of it too when it was hit by a motor vehicle. If you believe you have seen a mountain lion and want to report it to NH Fish and Game, please contact the Wildlife Division at (603) 271-2461 or [email protected] to request an observation report form. NHPR is nonprofit and independent. Mountain lions can be found throughout Arizona, and data suggests the populations are not only stable, but growing. Rick van de Poll: Yes. Our guests today Patrick Tate New Hampshire Fish and Game Wildlife biologist Sam Evans Brown host of an HP podcast outside in. I live pretty much on the town line of Greenfield just a couple of miles down in the Greenfield. He shifted gears in 2016 and began producing Outside/In, a podcast and radio show about the natural world and how we use it. His work has won him several awards, including two regional Edward R. Murrow awards, one national Murrow, and the Overseas Press Club of America's award for best environmental reporting in any medium. We'll be right back. First off if the standard for an agency to go forward with the public and put out a press release that them outlines here their believers are going to say I told you they'd been here the whole time. Yeah I did. It is also known as cougar, panther, mountain lion, and puma, though catamount is the preferred regional vernacular. Pat ruse and he was sampling doing DNA samples from cats in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's listed as population of least concern. Patrick Tate: Well I've never seen an Easter cougar so I can't say when I've handled these 10 cougars and whatnot. Are these big cats back?Subscribe to WMUR on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1lOjX9CGet more Manchester news: http://wmur.comLike us: http://facebook.com. This is not the same as saying that there has never been a mountain lion seen in New Hampshire.

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