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- Title
MtDNA Analyses on Hair Samples Confirm Cougar, Puma concolor; Presence in Southern New Brunswick, Eastern Canada.
- Authors
Bertrand, A.-S.; Kenn, S.; Gallant, D.; Tremblay, E.; Vasseur, L.; Wissink, R.
- Abstract
For the last 40 years, the presence of Cougars (Puma concolor) in eastern Canada has been highly controversial. The purpose of this study was to collect physical evidence of Cougars using a passive detection method. Baited hair-traps combined with camera-traps were installed in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. DNA analyses on two hair samples confirmed that the species was present in southern New Brunswick in 2003. A footprint photographed after an observation of a Cougar by reliable observers was examined by experts and was consistent with a Cougar footprint. Additional data are required to determine the status of Cougars in the northeastern part of its historical range.
- Subjects
NEW Brunswick; NOVA Scotia; CANADA; PUMA trapping; PUMAS; FOOTPRINTS; ANIMAL traps; DNA; DNA fingerprinting
- Publication
Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2006, Vol 120, Issue 4, p438
- ISSN
0008-3550
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22621/cfn.v120i4.352