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I think it's time to get that Great Pyrenese! I pulled this from the Yankton Press and Dakotan, our local paper.
Extra: Mountain Lion Killed In Yankton
BY KELLY HERTZ
[email protected]
A young male mountain lion was killed in Yankton Monday morning by law enforcement and Game, Fish and Parks officials. It is believed to be one of the first mountain lions killed within the city limits of an eastern South Dakota city.
The mountain lion, which was estimated to be about 2 years old and weighed between 75-100 pounds, was cited at about 6 a.m. in an area east of the Yankton Middle School. According to Andy Alban, a local conservation officer, police received two other reports of sighting the mountain lion.
Alban said the lion was found hiding in a bush near a residence. Officers flushed the creature and it eventually was cornered in the residential backyard. It bolted and hid underneath a camper parked in a driveway near 21st and Burleigh.
"It was fairly frightened and scared. It had been encountered by people a couple of times already at close quarters," Alban said.
Officials backed off and attempted to access a tranquilizer gun, but one was not immediately available.
At that point, it was decided to kill the animal because of public safety concerns.
Officials said Monday morning the animal's remains will be transported to a laboratory for further study to determine its condition.
My hubby was talking to someone at work about this today, and they had mentioned that the cats usually tend to follow rivers, and they thought that this one just happened to follow the James River...the same one that flows exactly one mile west of my farm! I just have birds and rabbits, but I'm surrounded by cattle ranchers. Bet those guys are getting nervous! Also, I'm just glad school's out...can you image how dangerous that would have been for kids walking to school!?
April
Extra: Mountain Lion Killed In Yankton
BY KELLY HERTZ
[email protected]
A young male mountain lion was killed in Yankton Monday morning by law enforcement and Game, Fish and Parks officials. It is believed to be one of the first mountain lions killed within the city limits of an eastern South Dakota city.
The mountain lion, which was estimated to be about 2 years old and weighed between 75-100 pounds, was cited at about 6 a.m. in an area east of the Yankton Middle School. According to Andy Alban, a local conservation officer, police received two other reports of sighting the mountain lion.
Alban said the lion was found hiding in a bush near a residence. Officers flushed the creature and it eventually was cornered in the residential backyard. It bolted and hid underneath a camper parked in a driveway near 21st and Burleigh.
"It was fairly frightened and scared. It had been encountered by people a couple of times already at close quarters," Alban said.
Officials backed off and attempted to access a tranquilizer gun, but one was not immediately available.
At that point, it was decided to kill the animal because of public safety concerns.
Officials said Monday morning the animal's remains will be transported to a laboratory for further study to determine its condition.
My hubby was talking to someone at work about this today, and they had mentioned that the cats usually tend to follow rivers, and they thought that this one just happened to follow the James River...the same one that flows exactly one mile west of my farm! I just have birds and rabbits, but I'm surrounded by cattle ranchers. Bet those guys are getting nervous! Also, I'm just glad school's out...can you image how dangerous that would have been for kids walking to school!?
April