It is illegal to kill a cougar in Tennessee except in the case of imminent threat of life and injury. Reporter: Heather City (of sighting): Knoxville, TN Time of Report: 03-Dec-15 Color of cougar: Yellow/tan Description of sighting: Nov.6,2015 I was on my way to work around 0335 hours. Past Appalachian camera studies managed by scientists revealed nothing in the cougar department. Eric Flitcroft told WTVF he owns about 70 acres of land on the edge of Macon and Sumner counties.
This map was created by a user. The feline was native to the area in the early 1900’s but haven’t been known to exist in Tennessee until recently. Until 2015, wildlife officials generally scoffed at reports of mountain lions in the Volunteer State. when I was just about to get to the curvy area I saw what I belive/know to be a mountain lion. The TWRA on their website state, "Tennessee law protects all animals for which no hunting season is proclaimed, the cougar is protected in Tennessee. Probably was statewide in distribution in all habitats, especially remote upland woodlands, rough terrain, and bottomland swamps. Approximately 9 confirmed sightings has caused the agency to speculate cougars making a … Mountain Lion, Puma, Panther, Painter, Catamount (Young and Goldman 1946). STATUS: Extirpated. A wildlife camera did confirm a mountain lion in western Tennessee in September 2015, that state’s first confirmation in over 100 years. WESTMORELAND, Tenn. (WVLT) --Residents in Middle Tennessee have reported multiple sightings of mountain lions recently, CBS affiliate WTVF said.Middle Tennesseans are on edge, and another big cat was caught on camera. Cougars, also known as mountain lions, panthers and pumas, had not been seen in Tennessee for a century until reported in 2015, said TWRA Cougar Specialist and Wildlife Biologist Joy Sweaney. Cougar, the largest predatory carnivores feline animal in North America, has been confirmed to be roaming the lands of Tennessee by the TWRA, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency.
South Knoxville( do not want to give location for protection), west of John Sevier Rd. Learn how to create your own. And verified mountain lion photos and road kill carcasses are slowly but surely appearing in various states, including Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
This map was created by a user. The feline was native to the area in the early 1900’s but haven’t been known to exist in Tennessee until recently. Until 2015, wildlife officials generally scoffed at reports of mountain lions in the Volunteer State. when I was just about to get to the curvy area I saw what I belive/know to be a mountain lion. The TWRA on their website state, "Tennessee law protects all animals for which no hunting season is proclaimed, the cougar is protected in Tennessee. Probably was statewide in distribution in all habitats, especially remote upland woodlands, rough terrain, and bottomland swamps. Approximately 9 confirmed sightings has caused the agency to speculate cougars making a … Mountain Lion, Puma, Panther, Painter, Catamount (Young and Goldman 1946). STATUS: Extirpated. A wildlife camera did confirm a mountain lion in western Tennessee in September 2015, that state’s first confirmation in over 100 years. WESTMORELAND, Tenn. (WVLT) --Residents in Middle Tennessee have reported multiple sightings of mountain lions recently, CBS affiliate WTVF said.Middle Tennesseans are on edge, and another big cat was caught on camera. Cougars, also known as mountain lions, panthers and pumas, had not been seen in Tennessee for a century until reported in 2015, said TWRA Cougar Specialist and Wildlife Biologist Joy Sweaney. Cougar, the largest predatory carnivores feline animal in North America, has been confirmed to be roaming the lands of Tennessee by the TWRA, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency.
South Knoxville( do not want to give location for protection), west of John Sevier Rd. Learn how to create your own. And verified mountain lion photos and road kill carcasses are slowly but surely appearing in various states, including Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.