Big cats of the Adirondacks

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Big cats of the Adirondacks
By David Cederstrom
Chronicle Staff Writer
Three big cats — mountain
lion, Canada lynx and bobcat,
all “awesome predators,” once
roamed the Adirondacks. Only
the bobcat
remains, said
wildlife biolo- Of the Big 3,
gist Dr. Paul
only bobcats
Jensen, who
drew a big
still roam.
crowd of 110
people at his
lecture, “Big Cats of the Adirondacks,” at Crandall Library on
May 27.
Dr. Jensen works at the Warrensburg office of the state
Department of Environmental
Conservation.
The talk was sponsored by the
Southern Adirondack Chapter of
the Audubon Society and the Adirondack Mountain Club Glens
Falls-Saratoga Chapter.
Historically, all three cats lived
throughout New York, Dr. Jensen said. Humans extirpated
[completely destroyed] the state’s
population of Canada lynx and
the mountain lion, which is also
known as puma, cougar and
catamount.
Whether mountain lions could
be reintroduced is “highly de-
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Bobcats still
roam the Park.
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By David Cederstrom
Chronicle Staff Writer
Mountain lions are
gone and not likely
to revive, says
wildlife biologist
Dr. Paul Jensen.
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