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White County, Arkansas
One Class II confirmation and two other interesting sightings in White County. They are described below in chronological order.
Date
Description
| August, 1998 |
U. S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service biologist reported seeing an
adult cougar on a dirt road near Garner.
Source: Clark et al - 2002 & D. Clark personal communication 2003 |
| August, 1998 |
USDA
Forest Service biologist reported seeing an adult cougar on the side of a
dirt road near McRae.
Source: Clark et al - 2002 & D. Clark personal communication 2003 |
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June,
1999 |
Track
casts confirmed as cougar and scats collected. Thin-layer chromatography
tests of scats indicated "probable" cougar.
Source: Clark et al - 2002 & D. Clark personal communication 2003 |
The Clark paper can be found
here. The
accompanying map can be found
here
(be careful, it is a big download - 1.6 Mbytes).
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