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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-220--1009217359 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Nancy, I wouldn't describe attitudes amongst investigators as reluctance; what there is, rather, is scientific objectivity. While there is unequivocal evidence of cougars in New Brunswick (hair that has been genetically tested and determined as being from cougar), such evidence from Nova Scotia is lacking. Indeed, even a definitive photo of a cougar taken in Nova Scotia would (in my view) be sufficient to make the case, but we don't even have this. In BC there have been lots of sasquatch sightings as well, but again (as Randy points) out, this is a long way from being proof that a sasquatch exists. :-> Cheers! Chris On 9-Feb-11, at 1:15 PM, Nancy Roberts wrote: > I can accept that there have been genuine cougar sightings. Surely > some DNR people have had sightings, too, since random people do. > > Why do you-all think DNR would be so reluctant to espouse the idea > of cougars in NS? Is their reluctance a good thing, since we don't > want the kind of hysteria that is surrounding coyotes? > > Nancy > > Nancy Roberts Design > Celebrating 19 years of making you look GOOD > > Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 > 902 461-9488 > Christopher Majka Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5 c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca --Apple-Mail-220--1009217359 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Nancy,<div><br></div><div>I = wouldn't describe attitudes amongst investigators as reluctance; what = there is, rather, is scientific objectivity. While there is unequivocal = evidence of cougars in New Brunswick (hair that has been genetically = tested and determined as being from cougar), such evidence from Nova = Scotia is lacking. Indeed, even a definitive photo of a cougar = taken in Nova Scotia would (in my view) be sufficient to make the case, = but we don't even have this. In BC there have been lots of sasquatch = sightings as well, but again (as Randy points) out, this is a long way = from being proof that a sasquatch exists. = :-></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</di= v><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 9-Feb-11, at 1:15 PM, Nancy = Roberts wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I can accept that there = have been genuine cougar sightings. Surely some DNR people have had = sightings, too, since random people do.<div><br></div><div>Why do = you-all think DNR would be so reluctant to espouse the idea of cougars = in NS? Is their reluctance a good thing, since we don't want the = kind of hysteria that is surrounding = coyotes?</div><div><br></div><div>Nancy<br><div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">Nancy Roberts = Design</div><div>Celebrating 19 years of making you look = GOOD</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Dartmouth, NS B2Y = 2X6</div><div>902 461-9488</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></div></span></div></spa= n></div></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>