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Archive Home > 2006 > January > 05 > Cougar management plan draws skepticism

Cougar management plan draws skepticism

Proposal would allow killing of thousands of mountain lions

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
January 5, 2006

SALEM - Spurred by public angst and livestock industry losses from cougars in Oregon's increasingly settled backcountry, the state is proposing a plan that would open the door to killing off thousands of the predators.

The new management strategy, which could replace a version adopted in 1993,....

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