Saturday, September 25, 2010

The Cool Cat of Colorado

I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark forest.

 

"Colo. claims victory in return of lynx" by Associated Press  |  September 18, 2010

DENVER — Colorado wildlife officials yesterday declared victory in their 11-year effort to reintroduce lynx to the state, saying the cats are reproducing faster than they’re dying, a sign of a self-sustaining population.

Colorado’s native lynx died out in the early 1970s because of trapping, poisoning, and development.

The state Division of Wildlife began reintroducing them in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado by releasing lynx that were captured in Alaska and Canada.... 

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