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Colorado Proposition 127: Prohibit Bobcat, Lynx, and Mountain Lion Hunting (Details) 

BOOKS

Cougars on the Cliff: one man's pioneering quest to understand the mythical mountain lion. A Memoir. 

Maurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of America's most enigmatic predator - the mountain lion. This book recounts the early years of Maurice Hornocker's research (1964-1973) when he tracked lions following a dog's nose and footprints in the snow - before telemetry was available. The narrative is riveting and contrasts the challenges of early field research with today's methods using modern technology. 

Wild Carnivores of New Mexico. 

2023. Jean-Luc E. Cartron & Jennifer K. Frey, editors. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. 1100 pp
Conceived over 10 years ago, this thorough treatise of New Mexico’s carnivores has finally made it to press. Introductory chapters include discussions on the fossil record, New Mexico’s ecosystems, and the management and conservation of carnivores. Following are detailed accounts of 27 wild species of the order Carnivora that currently, or once, inhabited the state, including 4 species of felids: Canada lynx (Lynx lynx), bobcat (L. rufus), jaguar (Panthera onca) and cougar (Puma concolor). An important discussion on free-ranging and feral domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and cats (Felis catus) closes out the book. The accounts summarize what is known and not known about each of these carnivore species.

Great Reads: 

Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion

Jim Williams new book, Path of the Puma, was published in 2018, and tells the pumas remarkable tale from experience in the Rocky Mountains of North America to their southern most haunts in Patagonia.

Yellowstone Cougar: Ecology before and during wolf restoration. 2019

A seminal study by Toni Ruth, Polly Buotte and Maurice Hornocker that examines the effects of wolf restoration on Yellowstone National Park's cougar population. 

Effects of Hunting on a Puma Population in Colorado. 2021

A ten-year experimental study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife researchers reveals the effects of hunting on a puma population and the implications to wildlife managers. View the PDF

The 2024 Wild Felid Legacy Scholarship Recipients
have been selected.  

Read about them in the Fall 2024 issue of the Wild Felid Monitor

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