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 Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:42 am
LOL, this is really funny. A few months ago in Southern Poland we had some attacks of a big predator on farms. The animal would kill pigs and other such animals. After analyzing a blurry pic of the animal and traces it left, they decided it must be a cougar (I remind you we're speaking Poland, Europe here - we do not have these kitties here). That was winter. Right now the cougar is somewhere in the forrests and apparently likes the wild boar and roe deer. It looks like in the pic below:  Nobody knows where it came from. But it's there for real, it seems. And nobody knows where it is exactly and how to catch it. I say - let's add a second one, maybe they'll pair and have kids and all. xd
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:46 am
Nono, you don't pair a cougar with another cougar, you pair a cougar with a young man! xd
Sorry if you don't get this because of the whole "second language" thing... sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:54 am
Gnarl, I get that oh too well. *points at her young brother*
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:36 pm
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:44 pm
Check the zoo for any escapees?
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:23 pm
Steve Irwin could get i- Oh...
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Warrior of Metal Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:24 pm
They could make a movie about it, like they did with Primeval. Except without the giant croc and the killings. Actually, that would be a stupid movie. Unless it has a good subplot. Maybe a romantic interest in the form of a man in his early twenties. Plot twist: the cougar kills and devours the young man.
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:50 pm
Rotting Gnarl They could make a movie about it, like they did with Primeval. Except without the giant croc and the killings. Actually, that would be a stupid movie. Unless it has a good subplot. Maybe a romantic interest in the form of a man in his early twenties. Plot twist: the cougar kills and devours the young man. Or mates with him. O.o
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Warrior of Metal Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 12:31 am
surprised
We get wolves, foxes, bears, lynx and wolverines kill farm animals every once in a while. Or stray into inhabitated areas (people's yards or garages) along with moose, dear and other larger forest animals. There was a wolf sighting nearby where I live not long ago. D:
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 12:42 am
We don't do that to species in danger of dissapearing from our wild! Plus it's not the problem of killing or catching. It's the problem of Where the hell is that big cat actually?Damninate: it's not from any zoo. Zoos would know. There's a possibility it came from south, Slovakia or Czech Republic. And it's possible that it was first out when it was just 6 months old - there were people who say they saw a young wild cat of the size of a 6 months old cougar. Why it could survive? The answer is simple - no natural enemy in the wild. THis cougar is the lord (or lady) of the forrest. We've got wolves in Poland - but not in this part of Poland. We've got bears in Poland - but not in this part of Poland. So, the cougar is in its eden.
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:49 am
That's crazy. xDDD I live in the boonies in East Tennessee, I have deer and wolves and all kinds of crazy s**t in my backyard. D:
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:42 am
We actually used to get periodic cougar attacks in Nevada... strangely enough for a desert, there is still a wild population of them there, and every now and then some hiker would meet one.
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:36 pm
kacisko We don't do that to species in danger of dissapearing from our wild! Plus it's not the problem of killing or catching. It's the problem of Where the hell is that big cat actually?It's probably not native to Poland. Someone probably brought it there, and introducing things to a new place that aren't supposed to be there leads to many problems. In my area gypsy moths were introduced to the area, I forget how or why, and now we are over run with them in the summer and they kill every tree and are really ruining the enviroment. Thats why I said to kill it.
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:07 am
Digital Malevolence kacisko We don't do that to species in danger of dissapearing from our wild! Plus it's not the problem of killing or catching. It's the problem of Where the hell is that big cat actually?It's probably not native to Poland. Someone probably brought it there, and introducing things to a new place that aren't supposed to be there leads to many problems. In my area gypsy moths were introduced to the area, I forget how or why, and now we are over run with them in the summer and they kill every tree and are really ruining the enviroment. Thats why I said to kill it. I know you were referring to the fact it's not good to have a new species introduced. It's only one specimen so it doesn't matter much, actually. But they won't kill it. They'll either catch it (and put in a zoo) or wait until it dies. Generally speaking - a predator in the wild is not bad for the wild. It will kill the weak or ill deer etc which are normally killed by hunters to keep the proper balance. The problem is - the government earns money on allowing hunters to hunt. Well, they won't kill it unless it goes to a farm where the farmer kills it.
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:28 pm
kacisko Digital Malevolence kacisko We don't do that to species in danger of dissapearing from our wild! Plus it's not the problem of killing or catching. It's the problem of Where the hell is that big cat actually?It's probably not native to Poland. Someone probably brought it there, and introducing things to a new place that aren't supposed to be there leads to many problems. In my area gypsy moths were introduced to the area, I forget how or why, and now we are over run with them in the summer and they kill every tree and are really ruining the enviroment. Thats why I said to kill it. I know you were referring to the fact it's not good to have a new species introduced. It's only one specimen so it doesn't matter much, actually. But they won't kill it. They'll either catch it (and put in a zoo) or wait until it dies. Generally speaking - a predator in the wild is not bad for the wild. It will kill the weak or ill deer etc which are normally killed by hunters to keep the proper balance. The problem is - the government earns money on allowing hunters to hunt. Well, they won't kill it unless it goes to a farm where the farmer kills it. One predator can hurt the enviroment, and its thinking like yours that makes it all possible (no offense really, that is the normal way of thinking for pretty much everything). If that cougar were to mate with a local other predator cat then would be a HUGE problem. Also, it is possible it could single handedly kill too much deer or too much of something which would throw the whole area out of whack. However, if they keep an eye on it, everything should be fine. Killing it would be a good solution, trapping it would be better.
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