Jan 11, 2010 10:23 pm US/Central
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Police are investigating another possible cougar sighting in Minneapolis.
When Norm Mosher was driving home from work Monday morning, he saw what he thought was a golden retriever crossing the road in Northeast Minneapolis near along St. Anthony Parkway near Marshall Avenue.
It was only when the long-time outdoorsman got up close that he realized it was a cat by the way it walked. Its long tail was swinging.
"Cats move in a more sultry manner I guess, people call it slinking," said Mosher. "I call it sauntering."
He drove a little ways but decided to turn back around and check the tracks. He found typical cat's tracks -- no claw marks and a line where the tail hit the ground.
"I'm terribly surprised, terribly surprised," he said. "We're out here in the middle of Minneapolis."
Mosher told police, who wanted to issue a warning. Although cougar attacks on humans are very rare, Minneapolis Police Sergeant Jesse Garcia asked the people who live in the area keep an eye out.
"If you're jogging down this trail early morning or if you've got small children in you're neighborhood, this thing might make it into the neighborhood," he said. He asked if anyone sees a cougar to call police.
The police called the DNR, who have not yet confirmed the tracks. Last month, there were sightings of a cougar in Champlin, Stillwater and Vadnais Heights.
The DRN warns that if you get close to a cougar, don't turn and run. Rather, back away slowly, puff up your body to appear intimidating and offer it an escape route. Cougars are very solitary animals and will likely run away.
http://wcco.com/local/cougar.sighting.minneapolis.2.1418895.html
(Submitted by Matt Cardier)
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Saturday, 9 January 2010
Footprints fuel rumours of the beast of Workington's Borough Park
By John Walsh
Friday, 08 January 2010
Could these paw prints in the snow be the proof there is a beast of Borough Park who prowls near the pitch at Workington Reds’ football ground?
The mysterious tracks, almost the size of an adult human hand, have been discovered at the sports stadium, supporting previous sightings of a huge black cat-like creature.
Groundsman Jeff Curwen and Reds fan Peter Bratley discovered the mysterious prints in the snow when they were first to arrive at the ground this week.
Jeff said: “I can tell tracks by now. There was a fox there as well because his prints are neat and all in line and there were also marks and tracks from rabbits and birds.
“But these prints were different. They certainly made Peter and I look around for more.
“They didn’t seem to be on the pitch, funnily enough, but round the tunnel side and behind the Derwent end goals.”
Jeff has an inkling of what might have been responsible as two years ago he had a nerve-jangling moment while working on the ground.
“I was working on my own over by the popular side when I noticed something move behind the seats on the terracing,” he added.
“It walked behind the seats and I could see its tail and the top of a head.
“It was a big, black cat-like creature and when it seemed to see me it turned to its right and got away out through the entrance at the back and apparently over into Lonsdale Park.
“I told a few people what I had seen but nobody seemed to believe me.
“There has got to be some connection with that creature and the prints. You could see the claw marks at the end of the prints.”
There have been several sightings in Cumbria over the years of large, black cat-like creatures.
The British Big Cats Society say that the non-native creatures are stalking Britain and their numbers could be on the rise.
First published at 11:26, Friday, 08 January 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/footprints_fuel_rumours_of_the_beast_of_workington_s_borough_park_1_658342?referrerPath=home
(Submited by Lindsay Selby)
Friday, 08 January 2010
Could these paw prints in the snow be the proof there is a beast of Borough Park who prowls near the pitch at Workington Reds’ football ground?
The mysterious tracks, almost the size of an adult human hand, have been discovered at the sports stadium, supporting previous sightings of a huge black cat-like creature.Groundsman Jeff Curwen and Reds fan Peter Bratley discovered the mysterious prints in the snow when they were first to arrive at the ground this week.
Jeff said: “I can tell tracks by now. There was a fox there as well because his prints are neat and all in line and there were also marks and tracks from rabbits and birds.
“But these prints were different. They certainly made Peter and I look around for more.
“They didn’t seem to be on the pitch, funnily enough, but round the tunnel side and behind the Derwent end goals.”
Jeff has an inkling of what might have been responsible as two years ago he had a nerve-jangling moment while working on the ground.
“I was working on my own over by the popular side when I noticed something move behind the seats on the terracing,” he added.
“It walked behind the seats and I could see its tail and the top of a head.
“It was a big, black cat-like creature and when it seemed to see me it turned to its right and got away out through the entrance at the back and apparently over into Lonsdale Park.
“I told a few people what I had seen but nobody seemed to believe me.
“There has got to be some connection with that creature and the prints. You could see the claw marks at the end of the prints.”
There have been several sightings in Cumbria over the years of large, black cat-like creatures.
The British Big Cats Society say that the non-native creatures are stalking Britain and their numbers could be on the rise.
First published at 11:26, Friday, 08 January 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/footprints_fuel_rumours_of_the_beast_of_workington_s_borough_park_1_658342?referrerPath=home
(Submited by Lindsay Selby)
Sunday, 3 January 2010
Tropical wildlife washed-up on Dorset beaches
3:00pm Saturday 19th December 2009
WILD and windy weather has washed up some rare and unusual visitors to Dorset’s beaches.
Tropical crabs, birds blown off course and rare barnacles are among the wildlife reported by Dorset Wildlife Trust after storms and strong south-westerlies.
Six rare types of goose barnacle have reached the coast in recent weeks, including one, Conchoderma virgatum, which trust staff have nicknamed the “pyjama barnacle” because of its stripy skin.
“These animals usually spend their lives in warmer waters, drifting around the oceans of the world, hitching a lift on any floating debris, whether it be mats of seaweed, bird feathers or plastic bottles,” said Julie Hatcher, marine officer.
Very rarely, other oceanic hitch-hikers find their way to the coastline, including a tropical Columbus crab, found by local marine expert Lin Baldock on Ringstead beach.
This is only the second time in 100 years that Columbus crabs have been found here. They hit the headlines in 2006 when around 30 were discovered on the beaches, following extremely stormy conditions.
Among birds driven by the storms was a grey phalarope, a wading bird blown off course as it headed for the southern oceans from its Arctic breeding grounds.
It was seen surfing the waves and picking tiny bugs from the water just below the trust’s Fine Foundation Marine Centre, at Kimmeridge.
Birds including puffins and petrels, that are normally far out to sea at this time of year, have been washed up dead, battered by the wind and waves and unable to feed.
“Now is the time to get out on the beach and search among the strandline,” said Julie. “After such a stormy period you never know what creatures you may turn up, and it may even be something never recorded in Dorset before.
“Take photos and send them to Dorset Wildlife Trust for recording. The more we know about what’s out there, the better we will be able to protect it,” she said.
Send marine sightings to kimmeridge@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk or call 01929 481044.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4805552.Tropical_wildlife_washed_up_on_Dorset_beaches/
(Submitted by Mark North)
WILD and windy weather has washed up some rare and unusual visitors to Dorset’s beaches.Tropical crabs, birds blown off course and rare barnacles are among the wildlife reported by Dorset Wildlife Trust after storms and strong south-westerlies.
Six rare types of goose barnacle have reached the coast in recent weeks, including one, Conchoderma virgatum, which trust staff have nicknamed the “pyjama barnacle” because of its stripy skin.
“These animals usually spend their lives in warmer waters, drifting around the oceans of the world, hitching a lift on any floating debris, whether it be mats of seaweed, bird feathers or plastic bottles,” said Julie Hatcher, marine officer.
Very rarely, other oceanic hitch-hikers find their way to the coastline, including a tropical Columbus crab, found by local marine expert Lin Baldock on Ringstead beach.
This is only the second time in 100 years that Columbus crabs have been found here. They hit the headlines in 2006 when around 30 were discovered on the beaches, following extremely stormy conditions.
Among birds driven by the storms was a grey phalarope, a wading bird blown off course as it headed for the southern oceans from its Arctic breeding grounds.
It was seen surfing the waves and picking tiny bugs from the water just below the trust’s Fine Foundation Marine Centre, at Kimmeridge.
Birds including puffins and petrels, that are normally far out to sea at this time of year, have been washed up dead, battered by the wind and waves and unable to feed.
“Now is the time to get out on the beach and search among the strandline,” said Julie. “After such a stormy period you never know what creatures you may turn up, and it may even be something never recorded in Dorset before.
“Take photos and send them to Dorset Wildlife Trust for recording. The more we know about what’s out there, the better we will be able to protect it,” she said.
Send marine sightings to kimmeridge@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk or call 01929 481044.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4805552.Tropical_wildlife_washed_up_on_Dorset_beaches/
(Submitted by Mark North)
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