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Our Alarming Night
On 10/26/2015 11:26 PM, The New Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:03:23 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Bears are more in the northeast towards Canada. Bears are common in Los Angeles, at least the suburbs near the mountains. Cougars/mountain lions are more common in the southwest. Very common here, usually far from humans, but seen in yards and school grounds at times. Public and news media goes ballistic then. There are some wolves in the southern states but they aren't around like they used to be. Wolves have been reintroduced in the north central states, around Yellowstone and central Idaho, as well as New Mexico and Arizona, AND the Carolinas. Sorry, but I've never seen a wolf in South Carolina. I've heard about them, of course. They make the news from time to time. But hey, I live on an island. They'd have to swim to get here. Jill |
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The New Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:03:23 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Bears are more in the northeast towards Canada. Bears are common in Los Angeles, at least the suburbs near the mountains. There are plenty of bears in the northwestern states (such as Montana and Washington) as well as in California (the bear is a state symbol). I'm sure they're in many places that has a cool or temperate climate. Cougars/mountain lions are more common in the southwest. Very common here, usually far from humans, but seen in yards and school grounds at times. Public and news media goes ballistic then. Mountain lions live in really diverse climates along the western parts of the Americas, from western Canada down to Chile. They, or a close relative of them, used to live in eastern US as well, but went almost extinct after Europeans settled there. I hear they're coming back, though! -- Joyce I will not sniff at my male human's feet after he takes his shoes off, freeze my mouth open in disgust and then sniff my private parts to compare odors. -- Cat Resolutions |
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On 10/26/2015 7:05 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"MaryL" wrote in message ... On 10/24/2015 3:00 PM, jmcquown wrote: 3:45AM - I was awakened from a sound sleep (which doesn't happen every night) to the sound of howling. Buffy?! I turned on the bedside lamp, grabbed my glasses and my robe and went looking for her. I have never, ever, heard Buffy howl before. I found her staring out one of the the glass panels that flank my front door. She was very upset. Rrrrrrrrrrow! I flipped the switch for the light above the front door. Nothing doing. Guess that bulb burned out even though I never use it. So I went and got my big flashlight. Meanwhile Buffy was growling, low in her throat. I shined the flashlight out but it is impossible to see much through those tall narrow glass panes. I moved to the dining room window where the pet steps are and shined the light. I still couldn't see right by the front door. Buffy had sort of reluctantly followed me. For a minute she went back and forth. Then she got on the steps. She was staring out and growling, low in her throat. She hissed and puffed up like the proverbial Halloween cat. I still couldn't see anything. So, feeling a tad foolish, I called Security. They sent someone over to look around. He spotted a couple of raccoons. I've had an alligator in my yard before so I wasn't about to open that door. Buffy seems to be a great guard cat. Never thought she'd do that. She also was the first one to go, okay, the guy was here, there's nothing out there. Let's go back to bed. Let me roll around and get scritches and praises. Don't I look cute? Methinks this was a BCT. Jill I have had Nikki do that when raccoons are in the back yard--it is frequent, but it is unusual for Nikki to growl at them. Usually, Nikki and Selina simply to to the windows and "track" the raccoons. My first warning that raccoons are on the prowl is usually when my security lights turn on. MaryL I know that you are in Texas and Jill is in South Carolina. I'm trying to learn about the USA. so where are the cougars and bears? I'm guessing more northerly. Texas is bigger than England. allegedly we once had bears and wolves centuries ago. There are some people that are in favour of reintroducing wolves to the UK. Oh, please let's not. Everything died out for a reason. Fortunately no-one has suggested bears should come back. Phew. Next thing what? Mammoths? A mammoth skeleton was found just a few miles away from my house. I live in the "piney woods" region of East Texas. I have never seen a cougar or bear, but there are numerous reports that they have been migrating into East Texas. Coyotes are the biggest problem for small domestic animals in this area. They are numerous and are frequently seen (and heard) even in urban communities. I was talking to my neighbor this afternoon. She has 4 cats that are indoor/outdoor cats. Two of them have disappeared, and she fears that coyotes may have gotten them. She had 5 cats until recently, but one of them was killed on the road last week. I hope for the best for her, but this sounds very bad. Coyotes have been seen around here. MaryL |
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"Bastette" wrote in message ... The New Other Guy wrote: On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:03:23 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Bears are more in the northeast towards Canada. Bears are common in Los Angeles, at least the suburbs near the mountains. There are plenty of bears in the northwestern states (such as Montana and Washington) as well as in California (the bear is a state symbol). I'm sure they're in many places that has a cool or temperate climate. We have bears in Pennsylvania and next door in New Jersey. Coyotes too. |
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On 10/27/2015 9:47 AM, news wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message ... The New Other Guy wrote: On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:03:23 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Bears are more in the northeast towards Canada. Bears are common in Los Angeles, at least the suburbs near the mountains. There are plenty of bears in the northwestern states (such as Montana and Washington) as well as in California (the bear is a state symbol). I'm sure they're in many places that has a cool or temperate climate. We have bears in Pennsylvania and next door in New Jersey. Coyotes too. Also next door in Ohio. Years ago, I saw a bear go ambling across my parents' lawn. At that time, the assumption was that there were no bears in Ohio, and people kept trying to tell me that I had seen "a big dog." (No way!!) They became believers a few days later when reports surfaced that the same bear had been seen crossing a nearby golf course and then a playground at a school. At that time, authorities started to track it. They hoped to tranquilize it and move it to a less-populated area. Unfortunately, it was hit by a car and killed on a highway. It was a 250 lb. black bear. Frighteningly, we later discovered unmistakable evidence that the bear had been hibernating in the building where we had a large woodpile for our fireplace--and we had been removing logs during the winter right in front of where the bear had spent the winter. There supposedly were no bears in Ohio at that time. The theory was that the bear had crossed the Ohio River (from Pennsylvania). It was an extremely cold winter, and the river had frozen. Bears have returned to Ohio since that time. They are not as common as in Pennsylvania, but they have set up residence. MaryL |
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news wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message ... The New Other Guy wrote: On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:03:23 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Bears are more in the northeast towards Canada. Bears are common in Los Angeles, at least the suburbs near the mountains. There are plenty of bears in the northwestern states (such as Montana and Washington) as well as in California (the bear is a state symbol). I'm sure they're in many places that has a cool or temperate climate. We have bears in Pennsylvania and next door in New Jersey. Coyotes too. I remember a photo of a black bear up in a tree in someone's backyard in New Jersey. The reason? The resident housecat had chased it. In the picture (taken from a distance), you see the bear clinging to the trunk, way up high in this tall, skinny tree, with a small orange blur sitting on the ground at the foot of the tree and staring up, as if to make sure the intruder didn't try to come back down. -- Joyce No one should try to hit another's bumper. But bumper bumpage is a part of life. Yawn and get on with it. -- Gene Weingarten |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... On 10/27/2015 9:47 AM, news wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message ... The New Other Guy wrote: On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:03:23 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Bears are more in the northeast towards Canada. Bears are common in Los Angeles, at least the suburbs near the mountains. There are plenty of bears in the northwestern states (such as Montana and Washington) as well as in California (the bear is a state symbol). I'm sure they're in many places that has a cool or temperate climate. We have bears in Pennsylvania and next door in New Jersey. Coyotes too. Also next door in Ohio. Years ago, I saw a bear go ambling across my parents' lawn. At that time, the assumption was that there were no bears in Ohio, and people kept trying to tell me that I had seen "a big dog." (No way!!) They became believers a few days later when reports surfaced that the same bear had been seen crossing a nearby golf course and then a playground at a school. At that time, authorities started to track it. They hoped to tranquilize it and move it to a less-populated area. Unfortunately, it was hit by a car and killed on a highway. It was a 250 lb. black bear. Frighteningly, we later discovered unmistakable evidence that the bear had been hibernating in the building where we had a large woodpile for our fireplace--and we had been removing logs during the winter right in front of where the bear had spent the winter. Good job it slept well, eh? ;-) The worst thing I got from my woodpile was a hibernating queen wasp on a log I brought in for the fire. She stung me so badly that I didn't know what to do with myself, the pain was so bad for around 2 hours, but not as bad as having a bear in there.. g I didn't kill her. I put her in one of my sheds. This was the second time I'd been stung by a queen wasp that was trying to overwinter. The previous one crawled into my jeans overnight.. I'm not sure if queen wasps have more venom than worker wasps but OMG, if a queen stings you, it hurts like crazy. But rather a wasp in the woodpile than a bear. I understand that black bears are not as dangerous as grizzlies (says a Brit, who has never seen bears except in a zoo) But, let's not understate the danger here when red deer stags are rutting, which is now, they get more than annoyed. They have killed people, but I just don't near go where they are when they are "in the rut" http://jelendeer.com/blog/fatality-f...d-stag-attack/ Tweed |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... I live in the "piney woods" region of East Texas. I have never seen a cougar or bear, but there are numerous reports that they have been migrating into East Texas. Coyotes are the biggest problem for small domestic animals in this area. They are numerous and are frequently seen (and heard) even in urban communities. I was talking to my neighbor this afternoon. She has 4 cats that are indoor/outdoor cats. Two of them have disappeared, and she fears that coyotes may have gotten them. She had 5 cats until recently, but one of them was killed on the road last week. I hope for the best for her, but this sounds very bad. Coyotes have been seen around here. MaryL Coyotes seem to be half way between foxes and wolves. I know I have foxes coming every night to examine my chicken huts to see if I've forgotten to shut them up (bad luck there you foxes) and when Boyfie was younger, he'd be out and about chasing them off. But now he is getting older, I don't allow it. I keep him in overnight. He doesn't like it much but he needs to accept that his meowmie knows best. "Some" foxes will kill cats, they are not going to get the chance. I hope your friend's cats come back, but do you think it's likely that coyotes have eaten them? It does seem that it's very possible. How sad. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
But, let's not understate the danger here when red deer stags are rutting, which is now, they get more than annoyed. They have killed people, but I just don't near go where they are when they are "in the rut" http://jelendeer.com/blog/fatality-f...d-stag-attack/ Yes, there are areas in California (as well as many other parts of the US, I'm sure) where elk and other large, male deer-like animals rut. There are signs all over the place in an area near San Franisco, warning people about the male elk during this time of year! -- Joyce I prefer to live with Feline Sapiens, thank you very much. |
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On 10/30/2015 1:35 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"MaryL" wrote in message ... I live in the "piney woods" region of East Texas. I have never seen a cougar or bear, but there are numerous reports that they have been migrating into East Texas. Coyotes are the biggest problem for small domestic animals in this area. They are numerous and are frequently seen (and heard) even in urban communities. I was talking to my neighbor this afternoon. She has 4 cats that are indoor/outdoor cats. Two of them have disappeared, and she fears that coyotes may have gotten them. She had 5 cats until recently, but one of them was killed on the road last week. I hope for the best for her, but this sounds very bad. Coyotes have been seen around here. MaryL Coyotes seem to be half way between foxes and wolves. I know I have foxes coming every night to examine my chicken huts to see if I've forgotten to shut them up (bad luck there you foxes) and when Boyfie was younger, he'd be out and about chasing them off. But now he is getting older, I don't allow it. I keep him in overnight. He doesn't like it much but he needs to accept that his meowmie knows best. "Some" foxes will kill cats, they are not going to get the chance. I hope your friend's cats come back, but do you think it's likely that coyotes have eaten them? It does seem that it's very possible. How sad. Tweed Yes, it is very possible that they have been killed by coyotes. It often happens to cats and even small dogs. My grandparents were farmers, and my grandmother raised chickens (laying hens, several varieties). She really loved her chickens. I can still picture her "clucking" to them as she scattered feed and grit from a bucket. She would call them every evening, and they would follow her into the chicken coop. Just like you, that was to protect them from the foxes. Of course, this was a great many years ago. My aunt is the only remaining sibling from my mother's family, and she is now 91 years old. MaryL |
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