Last year I reported on an email hoax titled, ''Here Kitty, Kitty'' which purportedly showed a mountain lion looking through a glass door in Simsbury. That email was in fact a hoax. Last week I met with Bo Ottmann, the founder of a local organization called Cougars of the Valley. Bo is convinced that Mountain Lions are established and ...

Bo Ottmann, founder of Cougars in the Valley, is offering a $50.00 reward for a photo of a Mountain Lion with a identifiable Connecticut landscape.

Bo Ottmann, founder of Cougars of the Valley an organization devoted to the preservation of Mountain Lions. Bo is seeking to establish and prove the existence of Mountain Lions in Connecticut.

Unfortunately, I was charging the battery for my camera today when a large black bear wondered into the yard. I was able to get this shot before my dog chased him off.   Another shot after I got my dog under control and the bear was wondering off. I reported the sighting using the DEP link above. Richard

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This toad has lived under my step for a number of years.

This is the bear that ran through my backyard.

I had a black bear wonder through my backyard last week. It was a young bear, maybe two or three years old, but still a sizable animal. The bear didn't have any tags in it's ear. The DEP has a form set up to report sightings here http://www.depdata.ct.gov/wildlife/sighting/bearrpt.htm  There is also a Black Bear Fact Sheet  and a page ...

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has just launched an new State Park Locator  on it's No Child Left Inside Website. Richard

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