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

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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