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| Empire Home >> The Issues >> Mountain Lions and Mule Deer - We are sure that one does not exist in the Northeast |
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Saturday, October 18, 2008
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| Saturday, October 18, 2008 |
We have been sent the picture below a few times. We first received it on August 2, 2008. Yet, we keep getting emails and seeing postings on our Website (and others) that it was killed in various places in Pennsylvania and New York. Of course, each time we hear of it, the mountain lion was killed yesterday, last week, two weeks ago, etc...
We are not saying that mountain lions do not roam through New York from time to time. But we would like to state the obvious from the photo below.
Please take a look in the upper left hand corner of the photo. You will see a side room that has a good 20+ mule deer racks hanging. This photo was obviously taken at a taxidermist's shop. Mule deer do not exist in the Northeast. It is hard to imagine that a taxidermist in the Northeast would have that much mule deer business from out West. You will also see what appears to be an elk antler on this guy's left next to the RED broom handle.
This mountain lion was not killed in Pennsylvania or New York or any other Eastern State. According to the article below, it was hit by a truck in Arizona - a State that has plenty of mule deer and elk and mountain lions.
Arizona Mountain Lion Hit and Killed by Truck
Additional Resource
PA MOUNTAIN LION
As always, the DEC encourages anyone with a credible sighting to report it to them. They also have this same mountain lion on their Website, confirmed to be killed in Arizona.
New York DEC Cougar Page
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