As you likely know, John Davis recently became executive director of The Rewilding Institute and editor of Rewilding Earth. In an interview with Rewilding Earth podcast host, Jack Humphrey, that was released yesterday ("John Davis On Rewilding In The Northeast"), John waxed wise, … [Read more...] about John Davis Rewilding Podcast
Cougar
Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study Says (NYT)
What large mammal regularly kills humans in the Eastern United States? And what other large mammal might significantly reduce those deaths? The answer to the first question is the white-tailed deer. Deer do not set out to murder people, as far as anyone knows, but they do … [Read more...] about Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study Says (NYT)
A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part Two
[Read this first: "A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part One."] My wandering the West Champlain Hills and Wester Foothills (as I like to call the low mountains west of the West Champlain Hills but east of the High Peaks) produced plenty of prey evidence, and many other … [Read more...] about A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part Two
A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part One
Plotting their Heart of a Lion tour, the author of this outstanding book, Will Stolzenburg, and one of its main human characters, Chris Spatz, finally landed on a name for the famous Mountain Lion — Walker. As Will and Chris headed to southern New York and Connecticut for talks … [Read more...] about A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part One
Have You Seen A Cougar In the Adirondacks? (Adirondack.net)
"Many of us gaze into the woods and wonder if anything is staring back. Most of the time, it's likely a tiny bird in a far off tree, but according to new reports, cougars still lurk within the Adirondack Park. Cougars, also known as mountain lions or the "ghost cat," are … [Read more...] about Have You Seen A Cougar In the Adirondacks? (Adirondack.net)