cougar

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a petition asking Washington State to rescind recent changes it made to its rules for hunting cougar and black bear. Washington Wildlife First, the Mountain Lion Foundation, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Humane Society of the United States filed the petition with the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission this week...

Ladwig was able to reach for a .40 caliber pistol and shoot the animal just before he reached him.

Kuma, a chihuahua mix is recovering from the cougar's vicious bite wounds.

(Kennewick, WA) -- For the third time in as many days, officials in the Tri-Cities says there has been a cougar sighting. The Benton County Sheriff's Office says the animal was sighted off Clodfelter Road and Tripple Vista Road around 12:15pm ...

(Pasco, WA) -- Pasco Police have confirmed a cougar sighting just over 24 hours after one was eliminated by Benton County authorities between Kennewick and Finley. The sighting happened Thursday morning a on Road 90 and Sandifur. Police Officers confirmed this sighting around 2:00 AM ...

Statement from Benton County Sheriff: On the morning of 3/30/2022 around 8:24 AM, our deputies responded to an animal complaint involving another cougar sighting, this time in the Finley area. Beginning last week, there have been numerous confirmed reports of a cougar in residential areas both in East Benton County and in Kennewick City limits ...