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<a href="../index.html --0023547c8ee7c448f1049bdd3ab9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Gayle, might be worth getting an infra-red "trail camera" from Canadian Tire (or elsewhere), $150-ish, it would make a good birthday (Valentine's) present... Just be sure to hide it well from view. My current score is -1. On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> wrote: > What the official told my daughter-in-law today regarding the print > examined on Monday was that it was a dog's print, even though he thought > it was some kind of cat's print while he was there. My grandson was really > quite upset, saying that he knows what he saw & it was not a dog! Anyway > they said they need a picture. And truly, understandably so. And perhaps > they'll get one. Here's hoping, anyway! > > Sincerely, > > Gayle MacLean > Dartmouth > > --- On *Wed, 2/9/11, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Eastern Cougar > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Received: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 12:24 PM > > > I am thinking that "proof", not just "evidence" is needed for DNR to state, > "We have cougars in NS." They clearly cannot say "We don't have cougars in > NS", so them not making a commitment is perfectly understandable. I think I > remember one statement something along the lines of, 'We accept that there > may be cougars in NS.' What else do we expect them to say, given lack of > proof? > > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > On 9 February 2011 13:15, Nancy Roberts <nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca<http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca> > > 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 > > > > > > > -- James Churchill Centreville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com mobile: (902) 692-8128 home: (902) 681-2374 --0023547c8ee7c448f1049bdd3ab9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gayle, might be worth getting an infra-red "trail camera" from Ca= nadian Tire (or elsewhere), $150-ish, it would make a good birthday (Valent= ine's) present...<br>Just be sure to hide it well from view. My current= score is -1. <br> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Gayle MacLea= n <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:duartess2003@yahoo.ca">duartess20= 03@yahoo.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl= e=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); = padding-left: 1ex;"> <table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td styl= e=3D"font: inherit;" valign=3D"top"><div>What the official told my daughter= -in-law today regarding the print examined on Monday was that it was a dog&= #39;s print, even though he=A0thought it=A0was some kind of cat's print= while he was there. My grandson was really quite upset, saying that he kno= ws=A0what he saw & it was not a dog! Anyway they said they need a pictu= re. And truly, understandably so. And perhaps they'll get one. Here'= ;s hoping, anyway!</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Sincerely,</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Gayle MacLean</div> <div>Dartmouth<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 2/9/11, Randy Lauff <i><<a href=3D"= mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>&g= t;</i></b> wrote:<br></div> <blockquote style=3D"padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: 2px = solid rgb(16, 16, 255);"><br>From: Randy Lauff <<a href=3D"mailto:randy.= lauff@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>><div class= =3D"im"> <br>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Eastern Cougar<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturen= s@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></div>Re= ceived: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 12:24 PM<div><div></div><div class=3D"= h5"> <br><br> <div>I am thinking that "proof", not just "evidence" is= needed for DNR to state, "We have cougars in NS." They clearly c= annot say "We don't have cougars in NS", so them not making a= commitment is perfectly understandable. I think I remember one statement s= omething along the lines of, 'We accept that there may be cougars in NS= .' What else do we expect them to say, given lack of proof? <div><br></div> <div>Randy</div> <div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of= <br>Antigonish County, NS.<br><br><br> <div>On 9 February 2011 13:15, Nancy Roberts <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href= =3D"http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dnancy.roberts@ns.sympati= co.ca" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca</a>= ></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote style=3D"padding-left: 1ex; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-l= eft: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word;">I can accept that there have been gen= uine cougar sightings. Surely some DNR people have had sightings, too, sinc= e 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?=A0Is 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 style=3D"word-spacing: 0px; font: medium Helvetica; text-transfo= rm: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal; lette= r-spacing: normal; border-collapse: separate;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word;"><span style=3D"word-spacing: 0px; fon= t: 12px Helvetica; text-transform: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-indent: = 0px; white-space: normal; letter-spacing: normal; border-coll