The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the accident happened on. In 1990 I was at a old coal mine sight on the Gauley River rd. Hello, My name is Don Woods Jr. My wife's name is Margaret. When I walked out side to find him my cat came running at me, and he never runs, he is a pretty big cat and doesn't run much at all. The mountain lion died of injuries in the crash, but the SUV driver was uninjured. But here goesMy wife and I bought a house in the Whitehall area of Marion County in the summer of 2002. Mount lion sighting, Lizemores, WV Clay County on 12-4-11. Thank you, I doubt anyone would want to believe this, but after reading all the comments on "mountain lions" I have to share what happened to me and Larry. Contrary to popular belief, there are no black panthers in USA. Grace Toohey. Trapped eagle in Pocahontas County saved by a string of concerned individuals. That animal was traced by DNA to a population in the Black . Im baffled., Suspect charged in fatal shooting in downtown St. Louis, Former Sweetie Pies TV star Tim Norman gets two life sentences in nephews death, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol slams ump C.B. Born in Algeria but grew up in St. Louis. The eastern mountain lion and eastern timber wolf are long gone, but Rauch said coyotes and what has pretty much always been a small population of black bears are here. Gormania, West Virginia, is in the Allegheny Mountains range comprising the western part of the Appalachian Mountains and near the borders of Virginia, Maryland and PennsylvaniaGormania WV. He came on a straight stretch and came upon what he thought was a deer standing in the road, but when he got closer, he said that it jumped off the road, and he saw the tail of the creature, which had to be a mountain lion.Thanks!Submitted by: AaronFri, February 22, 2008 9:56 pm. The dead horse which appears to show deep slash wounds to the head and a powerful bite to the neck. That lion had also been struck by a car and was euthanized by authorities. Even considering such lone-cat possibilities, Rauch noted that mountain lions are unlikely to make a significant comeback anywhere in the Eastern region of the U.S. Most were picked up by video cameras stationed along trails, he said. Doors photo of the cat went viral by Tuesday. The trail system is called Pinnacle Creek Trails. January 15, 2023. I can assure you that what I saw was in facta mountain lion.Submitted by: Ken Vandevort. The road is lined with homes, but the backyards of these residences are vast tracts of timber and rugged forest land. But it's really more for humans. The mountain lion was hit last night on Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carrillo State Beach. (Living Habitats/National Wildlife Federation). Nebraska Game and Parks will . Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The elk went extinct, Rauch said, because of habitat loss and market-level hunting for meat. We got to the bow stand at daylight just off of the Potomac River and I helped him into the tree with a climbing stand then retreated back the grassy rd. If you have any questions for me, my name is Alice Hanna and my number is (304) 000 - 0000. My stepbrother, and I at the time were teenagers and lived at Horner WV, Lewis County was about a mile from Stonecoal Lake. and my great grand parents said they had seen quite a few in their day. Eastern mountain lions once native to the state are extinct. It was night, and as we were going toward town, a rabbit ran across the road with a mountain lion chasing behind. It was the 25th lion killed by a car since the study began in 2002, said Ana . My son was holding his bow with an arrow noched and another in his right hand pointing down towards the ground, he was pale and shaking anddidn't even notice me. The Northern Panhandle is much more developed than it was back then (frontier days), but, definitely, the namesake is fitting, said Steve Rauch, district wildlife biologist for the state Division of Natural Resources. Last April, workers broke ground on what will be the worlds largest wildlife crossing. Well it moved, I seen it was a cat and scream for the girl to get her dog in the house, she thought I had lost my mind but thank heavens she did what I screamed for her to do and ran to the house this cat got up and started walking toward my drive, Larry couldn't believe his eyes and I said no house cat is that big at that distance! zip code for the town is 26720. On 8 Nov 2006 my wife and I were riding ATVs on theHatfield McCoy trail system just outside of Pineville WV. Most are essentially reddish and light brown to tawny in color. I am a college graduate and I work for AFLAC. The tail was as long as the body and was thick, it's back feet were large. its a cougar.likely one thats been in captivity most, if not all, of its life..that be one kitty thats never missed a meal. Connecticut DEP says it's possible and even likely that the mountain lion killed early Saturday morning is. For the latest national news from NPR and our live radio broadcast, visit LAist.com/radio. January 23, 2023. and I have been coming to that area for over 30 years. I could not find a good tree so I settled on the one close the road pulled my bow up set down and had the worstfeeling of my life. The hunt took place in Mineral Co. and was one of the most shocking things my son and Ihave ever had together. Upon further examination, the cougar turned out to be P-104, who was collared just two weeks ago for a study. Browsing around, a REALLY big lion can top 200 lbs. Shannon Becker was born and raised in Joplin and began in radio before graduating from Joplin Senior High in 1990. He was the face of the campaign to build a wildlife crossing over a Los Angeles-area freeway to give big cats, coyotes, deer and other wildlife a safe path to the nearby Santa Monica Mountains, where they have room to roam. In Sept 2007, I was on a bike trip along the C & O Canal and at 8:15AM I was coming out of the Paw Paw Tunnel near Paw Paw WV when a mountain lion crossed the trail in front of me within 125 feet. We invite you to share any stories you may have about mountain lions with us on the radio at 7:06 Saturday morning. Shanks West Virginia is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, the North Fork Little Cacapon River runs through Shanks WV. While the lure of large mammals is understandable, Rauch noted that hunters and hikers should keep their distance, particularly in the case of bears. P-81s death comes more than a month after P-22, a Los Angeles area mountain lion, became a local celebrity when he was photographed beneath the iconic Hollywood sign by a camera trap. We were near the end of the road at Beaver Creek (about 6 miles below the old logging town of Spruce). A mountain lion was hit and killed by a car traveling near Highway 77 in the Rio Grande Valley over the weekend, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials say. P-81, a 4-year-old male, was killed Sunday, Jan. 22, on the Pacific Coast . A native of Villa Ridge, Door, 41, was accustomed to seeing other animals: Deer, coyotes, bobcats. When I asked him to calm down he wouldn't I knew something bad was going on this child wasn't scared of much. Since we?ve gotten a little older and the ground has gotten harder we have opted for a cabin at Watoga State Park the last 6 years. Although locals swear they have seen mountain lions, the WV DNR says the creature no longer exists in the state. Mountain Lion (Cougar) confirmed DNR image. I was watching a clear spot along an old logging road, about 30 yards from my position. A mountain lion sighting was reported at, Showshoe West Virginia, This might be old news now but I know there is, Its tail was dragging the ground and he was bigger than Riley(our 110 lb black lab), Scenic Highway 150 a mountain lion cross the road.>, We do completely rule out the possibility. LOS ANGELES -- The famous Hollywood-roaming mountain lion known as P-22 is drastically underweight and was probably struck and injured by a car, wildlife experts who conducted a health examination on the big cat said Tuesday. Montgomery. Tail of the creature, Kinnison Mountain WV. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. So I ran in the house told my husband to get his gun that there is a cat out here and it isn't nolittle one either is a big one so he gets his 22 pistol and thinks I'm messing with him he comes outside with me tosee what I was scared off I was shaking.. He said they looked at each other for a very long several seconds before the mountain lion darted and ran into the darkness. I was wondering, have there been anymore sightings in Greenbrier County? The photo, submitted to The Richwooders site by a third party, and we could not confirm whether or not it was killed by mountain lions. One western cat linked by DNA to a wild population in South Dakota traveled more than 1,500 miles before being struck down on a Connecticut highway in 2011, according to news reports. A mountain lion was struck by a vehicle, then managed to run away, according to Missouri conservation officials. Mountain lion hit by car in Franklin County. Webmaster's Note! Ripley County, Mo. We had noticed several deer tracks and then out of the blue notced a very different track following them. The cougar also is suspected of attacking another Chihuahua in the Silver Lake neighborhood this month. We just wanted to inform you all that during our trip to the Snowshoe ski resort in West Virginia we sighted a mountain lion at a nearby field. If you want to see a mountain lion, now is your chance. Blogs generally tell two different stories about the two photos of a man holding the lion, including a close-up of the huge paw, according to a Prescott, Arizona newspaper. "The last cougar that existed here in West Virginia was eliminated decades ago. At first I wasn't sure what it was, I Could see a long tail and as I said before a large bodied animal. Check these mountain loins out, tell me what you think. He heard a noise in the tree area in front of his cabin and turned his flashlight onto the area from which he heard the noise.He said he starred straight at a beige colored mountain lion eyes, the animal complete with a huge bushy tail. A white Audi hit the mountain lion while traveling westbound on the 118 Freeway. Diana Marchibroda and her miniature schnauzer froze in their tracks when the mountain lion stepped out of the woods last May. "So we just ask that drivers remain aware of that possibility and, at night, drive with your lights on.". The dogs were barking at it but they would not go right to it, which was odd cause they always go to a dog passing by and check it out but they would not get too close, then we rode our bikes a little faster and I could see it was cat, but couldnt believe my eyes, then it finally took off running not real fast but yet way ahead of us and it leaped up the side of the hill maybe a 8 or 10 ft jump. This included mild-mannered animals such as eastern elk and woodland bison in addition to the white-tailed deer that remain abundant to the point many current residents have probably spotted one in their front yard, he said. MDC advice. Such things have happened. The very sad news: there was a PGC ear tag on it. Before launching Joplin News First in 2017, he worked in television and radio, overlapping a career in the music industry. And to those who make this site possibleTHANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, 4 killed, 4 critically injured in crash at South Grand Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue, Parents push back on allegations against St. Louis transgender center. The death of P-22, our most famous local mountain lion, was attributed in part to a collision with a car in the weeks before he was euthanized. area in Webster county that my dad had mined out, I was there alone dropping off a flatbed trailer to be loaded with supplies in the next few days. It was close to dark, and an animal with a color that approximated a yellow lab appeared in the clear spot. The National Park Service says vehicle strikes are the leading cause of death for mountain lions in the southern California area. "Most of those cases either involve a mistaken identity or its possible and we know it has occurred that people do crazy things and perhaps someone has turned one loose or its escaped from somewhere,"Johansen said. while most mature males mountain lions weigh 80 to 150 lbs. The lion was struck by a vehicle about 8:30 p.m. on Monday near Highway T and Old Highway 100, about 45 miles west of downtown St. Louis along Interstate 44. A female mountain lion struck on Antonio Parkway left two orphaned female kittens; one was also struck by a car, but not killed. FILE - In this Wednesday Aug. 1, 2007 file photo, a black bear walks across the ground in Lyme, N.H. A Maine legislative committee decided in late May 2019 that proposals to overhaul the state's bear hunting rules will have to wait until the next legislative session in January. While this . Another mountain lion near Los Angeles has died. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. There before us crouched down and broad side starring straight at the headlights was a LARGE black cat, and its tail was very long and switching back and forth like a house cat would when annoyed. It didnt look so big from that angle. I am greatful others have been seeing them and are posting their sightings on your site as well. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. I don't wear an apron in my garage, only at work. The story claimed the small dog was trying to make it through the doggy door when its hind quarters were grabbed by the big clawed paw. Animals tracks 3 to 4 inches Mountain Lion; no claw marks | 2 to 2.5 inches Bobcat; no claw marks | 2 to 3 inches canine; claw marks. That's what it looks like to me as well, 4bear!! Mountain lion sightings are very rare in the greater St. Louis region, Zarlenga said. 2 1/2 feet high with a body in excess of 4 feet long. I am 16 years old and live in Putnam County, WV. It was about 75 yards away in a meadow. P-22 usually hunts deer and coyotes, but in November the National Park Service confirmed that the cougar had attacked and killed a Chihuahua mix that was being walked in the narrow streets of the Hollywood Hills. Rauch said theres a former bison grazing area near Grafton that is still called Buffalo Flat. Hi My name is Brandi, I live in Four States, WV. Even Near The Hollywood Sign, LA Explained: How To Live Safely With Our Coyote Neighbors, It's Coyote Mating Season In Los Angeles. Wrong video but about the same thing. I never seen shoulders move like that on a big cat in person nor a tail so long! Do Not Sell My Personal Information Theyre beautiful and awesome, she said. My wife and I watched the cat walk up the hill through the woods and disappear at the crest of the hill (which is where our neighbor's yard is). I now pronounce her, and JJHack's cat, married. P-22 was first captured in 2012 and fitted with a GPS tracking collar as part of a National Park Service study. Then a little bit later we decided we were done fishing and would go home, about half way up to the main road we saw the black animal again, and I thought what kind of dog is that? The 4-year-old cougar's body was found Jan Those elk are mostly regarded as photo opportunities at the moment, but Rauch said the herd may one day be large enough to allow hunting. A driver caught the incredible moment a mountain lion was hit by a car and flipped through the air in Boulder Canyon, Colorado. Other people arrived, got out of their cars and mouthed the same thing: Oh my god. My friend also saw it and we had about 30 seconds that it stood and looked at us. This 150-pound male mountain lion was hit by a car Tuesday in Nance County was found dead the next day, about 200 yards from the highway. Hoo boy! Mountain lion (cougar) struck by vehicle on January 23, 2023, in Franklin County, Mo. According to California Highway Patrol, it happened just after 1 a.m. in the southbound lanes at Getty . Yesterday August 29, 2008 I was driving on a country road called Cranesville Road that leads to Oakland Maryland when a large cat all black ran across the road in front of me. 400 yards above my house. That lion had also been struck by a car and was euthanized by authorities. LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. Here is a couple of pictures of what we had found. IDNR said they believe it was the same. The weird thing about this is that we live in a fairly populated area where I never thought you would see a mountain lion, if that was what it really was (maybe a bobcat with a longer tail than normal?). Mountain lions aren't supposed to exist within West Virginia, but many hunters and wild life officials know they're here; the controversy is whether the mountain lion are natural to this State or whether the cats that are here have migrated. It is always possible a Mountain Lion could come thru, and killed 3-year-old horse. It was around 2pm on a weekday, hardly any traffic at all on that road during the week in the early afternoon. FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. The Missouri Dept of Conservation release information regarding a vehicle striking a mountain lion (cougar) not far from Six Flags. He previously worked for KOAM. No one else was hurt. Also several people that lived in the area eventually saw one or the other or both. Another mountain lion was fatally struck by a vehicle early Thursday on the 405 Freeway in the Brentwood area. A nature enthusiast and photographer, her Facebook profile and phone were flooded with messages from family, friends and strangers. Second mountain lion near Los Angeles hit, killed by car, (Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area/NPS), Delays expected on Route 50 between Bridgeport and Clarksburg next week, Trump says an indictment would not end presidential campaign, Silver Alert activated for Marion County man, Michael Moranelli's Saturday Evening Forecast | March 4th, 2023, Fire department K-9 dies during search and rescue mission, Closed Captioning/Audio Description Complaints. "Unfortunately, wildlife cross roadways, freeways and highways to get to areas where they feel they have better opportunities in food, companionship, etc.," said Tim Daly, CDFW public information officer. A computerized tomography scan is scheduled for later this week to look into other possible chronic health issues that may have caused his decline, Clifford said. The community was named for the paw paw, the largest wild edible fruit native to America and grew in abundance throughout the community of Paw Paw and Morgan County, West Virginia. 90 percent of the "woman screaming" sounds are only hoot owls, Did you mean: Mcelroy creek in Tyler County, I found your site after googling lion sightings for Huntington, West Virginia, Mysterious animal photo in Lahmansville in Grant County West Virginia, Mountain Lion sighting I-79 north near Weston, WV in Lewis County in 1999 or 2000, Mountain Lion sighting in Mt. The tracks were from a step down onto the road which is rich in clay mud. The . Hoping that is was a deer, I lowered my rifle and placed the scope on another clear spot that was in the pathof the animal. Second, when it walked in front of several trees (big tulip poplars), it was pretty clear that the cat was bigger than a golden retriever and it had a long tail. P-81s death comes more than a month after P-22, a Los Angeles area mountain lion, became a local celebrity when he was photographed beneath the iconic Hollywood sign by a camera trap. We won't share it with anyone else. Leadmine is known for the largest trees ever cut in West Virginia, White Oak. and the zip code for the community is 26761. A few minutes later I walked over to see that the big cat was tracking a deer and the cat track was 4 1/2 inches wide and looked to be about 6" to 7" long with the tail, a big head with small ears, black shiny hair with a long bushy tail.Submitted by: Ronnie SDate: Mon, January 21, 2008 11:45 am, After visiting your site I have decided to tell you of a sighting on a bow hunt with my 23 year old son who was 16 at the time. And there is no evidence of a breeding population. From Ohio County to the north, most confirmed sightings have been of male bears. The Eastern puma is known to occur: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Refuges in which the Eastern puma is known to occur: Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge, Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, I live in Boone County, West Virginia and back around the fall of 2006, one night I went walked outside to get the cat and put him in for the night. The head of the mountain lion stood below his waist (about 2 feet high) so perhaps a medium sized younger male or female. I would have gotten track impressions if I had thought that no one would believe me, but I was frankly pretty scared of it and got out of there asap. A mountain lion darts from a hiding are in Brentwood Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, prompting a precautionary lockdown of a nearby elementary school. One non-native mammal, the European boar, was also introduced by the state to heavily mined areas in southwest West Virginia. For years, the cats have been spotted all across their old habitat, including through Appalachia and the Northeast. The CDFW says drivers need to be aware of the potential for wildlife to be crossing our roads. Lion Suspect in Killing of boys Horse in daytimePlease read this and click on the link to look at pictures, one of the pictures is a picture of a ladies hand and the paw print. One night after going to bed we were awoken by what sounded like screams off in the woods. Wether or not anyone ever believes me I thought I should let it be known I now believe that Panthers exist in WV. And it never bared its teeth or roared. The Scuttle Butt that I have been told was the eastern mountain lions, were exterminated decades ago in Greenbrier County but that doesn't mean they aren't present Are you aware that there have been big cat sightings in other counties around Greenbrier County. I later tried to talk to the DNR about it but they said we were making it up. (Grizzlies never lived this far east). Have heard of these being in our area just have never seen one. Webmaster's Note!Hi Debbie Bond, I could have accidentally delete those pictures you send us when I accidentally deleted an entire page of emails and photos from my laptop. West Virginia: The Mountain State, known for the Appalachian Mountains, and its history of logging and coal mining West Virginia is located in the tree-covered Appalachian Mountains. As the ears looked really strange and small and the face seemed short just didnt dawn on me that it was a cat. When West Virginia was new to humans, there were plenty of large mammals roaming the woods in addition to myriad smaller species. MDC INFORMATION, Carthage man suffers serious injuries as SUV goes off outer road, crashing below onto I-49, Newton County Sheriffs Detectives investigate shooting on Carver Road, Biden expected to tighten rules on US investment in China, PSU prepares for International Food and Culture Fair this evening, Business and Leadership competition kicks off at Pitt State. Mountain Lion (Cougar) confirmed DNR image. I watched it through the scope the whole time. All rights reserved. While going down the trail it was not there, we spotted on the return, maybe 3 hours afterwards. I didn't know how many goose bumps a person could have on there neck but I could feel every one of them, In shock and afraid to move I froze for a moment and the big cat never seen me and kept moving. There was a problem saving your notification. These rare and elusive cats are most active at night, so you seldom have an opportunity to see one! Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. The DNR has received many of the same accounts from credible witnesses. WV., about three years ago. Fish and Wildlife Service," said DNR Game Management Chief Paul Johansen. It was about 4 feet long and had a long tail it was tan/grey in color. FRANKLIN COUNTY For about 10 minutes, a small crowd gathered on a rural highway here marveling at a rare sight: A mountain lion, just hit by a car, sat in the roadway, stunned. The unknown factor is how many of the big cats are being kept illegally in West Virginia. Mountain Lion (Cougar) confirmed DNR image. But I know what I saw! I thought maybe you would like to know that they are definitely here in Hampshire County West Virginia as well.Submitted by: Nedra Platt. The 140-pound mountain lion was hit by a small SUV on a highway in Milton, Connecticut early Saturday morning, and died from its injuries. . 2023 Southern California Public Radio - All Rights Reserved, A Brief History Of Why It Does Occasionally Snow In LA. Reporter covering St. Louis County politics. But he had not gotten in the room fast enough it had moved rather quickly. Linn County, Mo. Hide hunting was a way to get out and make some extra besides. During the last six months, at least four others have reported seeing a big cat in that neighborhood. On most sighting their no way to determine if a Mountain Lion was always wild or had been let loose in wild when someone happen across a mountain lion or cougar, FW: pics, From: Lisa CampbellFrom: Kimberly RushHere are some pics of a horse that at least 2 Mountain Lions attacked and killed last Friday in broad daylight right along the road and across from houses.KimFrom: Julia SpelsbergHello,Someone I work with had her horse killed last week (December 26, 2008). It was about 7:30 a.m. November 21, 2006 when I saw it walking through the field of our neighbor. His incredibly mean doberman, turned tail and ran up to the house. One thing those who wander area woods likely wont see, however, is a mountain lion, Rauch said. The mountain lions that once roamed the hills and hollows of West Virginia are long gone. The famous Hollywood-roaming mountain lion known as P-22 is drastically underweight and probably was struck and injured by a car, according to wildlife experts Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, who are giving him a health exam amid concerns about his behavior, including killing a leashed dog.