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Cougars dying from bird flu

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Roslyn Rambler:

--- Quote from: JimmyHoffa on December 20, 2024, 08:28:40 AM ---Two cougars have been confirmed to have died from avian influenza.  No telling how many in the mountains are dying.
https://www.myclallamcounty.com/2024/12/20/two-cougars-on-olympic-peninsula-die-from-bird-flu/

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Quote from the article

"It’s unknown how many cougars live on the peninsula. They’re notoriously difficult to track and study. But as of this time last year, there were over 90 collared cougars on the Olympic Peninsula thanks to the Olympic Cougar Project, a collaboration between Panthera"

The "Olympic Peninsula" is 3600 square miles

Let's assume they have captured and collared every single lion living on that landscape.

The article says, "Over 90"

But let's just use 90

That's 1 cougar for every 40 square miles

Biologist's all agree that a female lion needs / uses 50 to 150 square miles to survive, a male lion, even more

I can just imagine a town hall meeting and some attendees do the quick math and ask the panel...

"So, what your saying is that the OVER 90 collared cougars living on the 3600 square miles of the peninsula equates to OVER 1 lion per 40 square miles"

Answer

"Ummm...well no, not really, you can't really look at it so simply. It's more complicated than that"

Katmai Guy:
Shows that the " best science available" is sh!t.

CarbonHunter:
I am concerned about the bird flu when it comes to the ducks, grouse and other birds we hunt. The ducks are currently migrating spreading the flu all over the country and they claim it is very deadly to birds.

If we see a mass die off of the game birds this winter and spring it will put a heck of a damper on bird hunting next year and for the years to come.

bigmacc:

--- Quote from: boneaddict on December 20, 2024, 08:33:16 AM ---Sweet!    Now if Parvo would take out a couple hundred wolves we'd get some where

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Two thumbs up bone!

I’ll leave it there.

ASHQUACK:
Saw a news story tonight where the big cat rescue in Shelton lost 21 (not positive on the number) big cats to the virus. The rest are in quarantine.

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