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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
pat_bourgDescription
Roadkill. Secteur mont Bellevue (rues Dunant et Drouin). Observation peu fréquente à Sherbrooke. Découverte: Mathieu Dufresne, M.Sc. biol.
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Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)Observer
patrick_o_neilDescription
Appears to be an albino bittersweet. Perhaps hybridized oriental/american? No berries currently.
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
bobby23Description
This male mountain lion - a migrant from South Dakota - was infamously struck 41-miles east of Greenwich, CT. This was the first verifiable documentation of a cougar in Connecticut since the 1890s. The attributed location and time is from where it was struck by a car. There is no breeding population of cougars in New England, though they historically occupied every continental US state.
Photos supplied with permission from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), Wildlife Division, courtesy of Cyndy Chanaca.
Individual photo credentials: Paul J. Fusco/ CT DEEP-Wildlife
Further reading:
- Mountain Lions in Massachusetts: Distinguishing Fiction from the Facts by Tom French
- Confirmed Reports of Mountain Lions in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (archived from the original)
- Genetic Testing Reveals Mountain Lion Killed in Milford Originated in South Dakota by CT DEEP (archived from the original)
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
vce14Description
The story of the last catamount found in Vermont can be read here: https://vermonthistory.org/explorer/people-places/animals-farm-wild/the-last-catamount-in-vermont
