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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 3326749" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>There may be some disagreement among some that I "work" for TWRA, but I am employed by them. My first 10+ years were in Cocke Co. where I on a fairly regular basis worked with some of the boots on the ground NPS employees. Even though it differed from the "company line" of the NPS, I was told by said employees that they had personally seen cougars in the back country of the GSMNP. My memory is that his last personal sighting was in the early 70s. One of the last strong holds was in the Cattalouchie (sp?) area. I have zero reason not to believe their sightings.</p><p></p><p>We have had biologists in TN say that there are zero cougars in this state. I have close friends that have seen them in the last 10-15 years in both LBL and Cades Cove. My personal guess is that those friends saw illegal pets that had been turned loose in "protected" areas where the owner thought they might survive. Again, I have no reason to doubt the sightings.</p><p></p><p>All of the sightings were of normal coloration of cougars. There were no "black panthers" in the group.Since there has never been a confirmed sighting or killing of a black cougar in the whole country, I'm not a believer in black panthers.</p><p></p><p>After 36+ years of dealing with this stuff, I've learned to be very cautious of saying NEVER....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 3326749, member: 1859"] There may be some disagreement among some that I "work" for TWRA, but I am employed by them. My first 10+ years were in Cocke Co. where I on a fairly regular basis worked with some of the boots on the ground NPS employees. Even though it differed from the "company line" of the NPS, I was told by said employees that they had personally seen cougars in the back country of the GSMNP. My memory is that his last personal sighting was in the early 70s. One of the last strong holds was in the Cattalouchie (sp?) area. I have zero reason not to believe their sightings. We have had biologists in TN say that there are zero cougars in this state. I have close friends that have seen them in the last 10-15 years in both LBL and Cades Cove. My personal guess is that those friends saw illegal pets that had been turned loose in "protected" areas where the owner thought they might survive. Again, I have no reason to doubt the sightings. All of the sightings were of normal coloration of cougars. There were no "black panthers" in the group.Since there has never been a confirmed sighting or killing of a black cougar in the whole country, I'm not a believer in black panthers. After 36+ years of dealing with this stuff, I've learned to be very cautious of saying NEVER.... [/QUOTE]
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