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In a week where cougar spottings have been in the news, here's one from Palo Alto, California, where college students reported the sighting of a cougar on campus, followed by another about cougar tracks and sightings that have prompted wildlife officials to issue warnings to residents of an Oregon community. A nesting pair of bald eagles mentioned a few days ago is adding to their family in Norfolk, Virginia, it seems and can be viewed on a local TV station's Eagle Cam. Nature's excavator (the woodchuck) is highlighted in the next article, followed by two stories about coyotes: several pets were attacked yesterday by a suspected coyote in a Colorado suburb; and coyote hunters in Pennsylvania are taking to the woods tonight to 'thin' the population (nearly 200 were killed last year). Canadians have been warned about the polar bear mentioned in yesterday's NOTD, after the animal was wounded in the encounter, while a pair of Rottweiler's are being hailed as heroes after saving a little girl in Virginia from a rabid raccoon, and warnings were issued in Copenhagen, Denmark, about an invasive Asian species called a raccoon dog that carries rabies and has the same dangerous brain parasite in the feces that American raccoons can carry. A veterinary response task force has been setup in Australia to help care for animals injured in the bushfires, and the Australian RSPCA has received substantial donations with which to assist wildlife affected by the recent bushfires. Finally, a story about amorous skunks that are on the move in Missouri, filling the air with a dis-stink-tive odor!
Mountain lion spotted at Canada College
Cougar sightings prompt response from officials
Local bald eagles now have third egg
Column: Ma Nature's habitat for mammalians program
Dog, peacock killed in Broomfield, possible coyote attack
Coyote hunt begins tonight
N.L. issues warning after wounded polar bear spotted on Labrador's east coast
Dogs Protect Little Girl From Rabid Animal
Rabid raccoon dog risk
Group coordinates help for animals injured in fires
RSPCA gets $1.7m for bushfire animals
The Not-So-Sweet Smell Of Spring By Jeff Berti
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