The Scuttle Butt that I have been told was the Mountain Lions were exterminated decades ago from West Virginia but that doesn't mean they aren't present...cougar,mountain lions,panthers,pumas,
catamount are some of the names for this great cat that are listed as endangered species and are rare in the eastern States.Click for Cougar tracks
If you think you have seen a Mountain Lion in West Virginia, you are not alone.  Page - 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06
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Submitted by: Billybob
Mountain Lion,Cougar,Catamount,Panther and Puma
(Some of the names for this great cat) and is found principally in the mountains.
Where: Mountain Lion Country. Mountain Lion are shy and avoid humans, you
could live your entire lifetime in mountain lion country and
never see one.
When: 2004
Photographer: Billybob
Photo submitted by: Billybob
Some Appalachian stories tell of these big cats sighting in West Virginia and mountain lions screaming like a woman at night in the
Monongahela National Forest and the Mountains and counties surrounding Nicholas County.| Richwood |  | West Virginia |
| Mountain Lion or Cougar, Owl, River Otter, Wild Boar or Feral Pig, Rattlesnake (Timber),Chipmunk,Deer,Bobcats or Lynxes,Buffalo,Red Foxes, Great Egret, Woodchuck or Groundhog, Raccoon,Turkey,Vulture,Squirrels,Yellow Crowned Night Heron,Bald Eagles,Ringtail Cat,Cardinals,Cougar tracks, |
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Some of America's Most Scenic Natural Treasures is the Monongahela National Forest and the Mountains surrounding Nicholas County.
Mountain Lion A large, powerful, cat (Felis concolor) of mountainous regions. |
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