ORIGINAL: Charlie P
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he admitted that it WAS a cougar, but went with the "pet" explanation, thereby preserving the stand that there is no "proof" of cougar "populations" in PA
." You have a link to this??
Found this from the post gazzette.
What never has stopped are sightings of these big cats throughout this region, such as those in February in Beaver County near Pittsburgh. Are the reports cases of mistaken identity? That was the state Game Commission's initial take on the local sightings, which never did amount to anything solid (same as with a recent spate in Lancaster County).
Contact wtae-tv Pittsburgh. Field reporter Chris Glorioso.
Links are now broken, sorry.
I would love to give them to you but they no longer work.
I'm sure if you call the station, they will get you the information.
The GC said straight out that it was a "pet" that got away.
Some residents had pics of it, but like anything, pics can be hard to authenticate, so I don't rely on those.
The critter left quite an evidence trail in the snow. But, as fast as it came...it was gone. This was a few years ago now.