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> From: Ruth Sullivan <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.ed
> Subject: " COUGAR at Stossel Creek Rd.
> Date: Sunday, July 11, 1999 9:24 PM
>
> Hello Tweeters,
> When i was on Stossel Creek Road today i run in to a Cougar right on the
> road. I intended to go on to the Stossel creek about 1/4 of a mile from
the
> main road. When i saw the Cougar i would dare to go in to this area. What
> would most badly happen to get confronted by a Cougar?This is my first
> encounter here in the United states to run in to a big cat. There been
so
> may reports comming from Bonny Lake area where people got attact, and
this
> is not in the wild. So would this be dangerous to chance it?I think the
> Cougar can sense the fair with some one as me , because i am scared of
this
> cats. There supposed to be the hard to find Ocelated Emerald sighted
there.
> Only three countys there been sighted King Co.Stevens Co. and Pend
Orrille
> Co.There is no photos or a scanned speciemen around. But runnig in to the
> Cougar on Stossel Creek i can see this situationin in a different
> pespective.
>
> Ruth Sullivan
> Tacoma