Mountain lions are elusive beasts, often traveling alone, undetected at night. Their very nature makes them difficult to count. The scat they leave behind, though, that's something an obsessive, ...

GOSHEN — Whatever left evidence of its mysterious presence here last month was definitely an animal. But was it a mountain lion? No, the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife says, an ...

Dogs trained to smell mountain lion poop. Studying fungus on cliffs to protect bats. Reintroducing endangered bighorn sheep and frogs. Keeping old apple orchards alive in Yosemite Valley. These are ...

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