WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 72309

A bike rider tells the tale of her encounter with a black bear in British Columbia in our first wildlife story today; followed by the story of an abused brown bear that now resides at the Houston Zoo who had a bit of dental work done (this is definitely one instance in which the dentist wants to use enough Novocain!) A North Carolina restaurateur had an ursine visitor whom he feted; but residents of a Washington community were warned about a black bear roaming their neighborhood looking for food. A black bear was spotted near a Florida tourist resort; and an Alaskan community heard about the responsibility of residents to control 'bear attractants', like trash. The shortcomings of trash bin design in Ontario, Canada, is pointed out in a letter to the editor. A Santa Rosa, California, resident recounts her chilling encounter with a cougar at her home; while the discovery of three mauled deer carcasses alerted officials in Oakland Hills, California, that a cougar was in the area. A resident of Lake County, California, was shocked to see a cougar drinking out of her dog's water bowl; and a Canadian couple was startled by a cougar who crossed the road in front of them in the Northwest Territories. A little background material on brainworms in ungulates is up next; followed by the story of a New Jersey township that has voted down a motion to allow bow hunting of deer within the city. A rare albino red-tailed hawk was spotted in Montana; a dive-bombing Swainson's hawk in Saskatchewan, Canada, is the subject of the next item; and three eagles will be released back into the wild in Virginia this weekend. An outdoorsman from North Carolina discusses, among other things, the abundance of skunks in the area. And finally, New Mexico wildlife officials are debating whether to put a jackrabbit on the Endangered Species list or not (say what?!?)

Tales from the road: Chased by a bear - Part 2

Brown bear, brown bear, what do you feel?

Downtown bear sighting the talk of the town

Black bears spotted in Gig Harbor’s urban areas

Bear sighted on Amelia Island

Soldotna Council Hears About Bear Attractants

Green bins need raccoon proofing

She came face-to-face with a mountain lion in her yard

Police Warn Of Mountain Lion In Oakland Hills

Mountain lion spotted in Nice; warden offers tips for dealing with big cats

Cougar crossing: rare cat spotted on N.W.T. highway

Ask Eric: How do deer get brainworm?

Twp. will not allow bow hunting of deer on municipal land

Tell-tale red tail tells us white bird's a hawk

Threatening hawk suspends mail delivery

Va center to make 1st triple release of eagles

Striped skunks creating many problems for outdoorsmen

Multiplying like bunnies? Not this jackrabbit