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Puma field guide Back To Main Menu A guide covering the Biological Considerations General Life History Identi ?cation Assessment and Management of Puma concolor Written by Harley G Shaw Paul Beier Melanie Culver Melissa Grigione Copyright ? The Cougar Net

Back To Main Menu A guide covering the Biological Considerations General Life History Identi ?cation Assessment and Management of Puma concolor Written by Harley G Shaw Paul Beier Melanie Culver Melissa Grigione Copyright ? The Cougar Network CThe Cougar Network Presents Puma Field Guide Harley G Shaw Paul Beier Melanie Culver Melissa Grigione ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks for much of the practical knowledge in this publication go to Ollie Barney George Goswick Clell Lee Dale Lee Bill Murphy and Bill Workman Margaret T Morris and Eugene P Polk provided the sites and opportunity for study Thanks are also due to Jack O'Neil for editing an earlier guide and to N Woolsey J Wegge and R Day for ideas on track identi ?cation More recently Jack Childs Holly Ernest Lee Fitzhugh Kevin Hansen Brad McCrae John Laundré Ken Logan Susan Morse John Phelps Shawn Smallwood Don Swann Linda Sweanor and Anthony Wright have provided suggestions John Phelps contributed his own ideas regarding new content Chuck Anderson has reviewed and updated the latest revision Bob Wilson and Mark Dowling collaborated to bring about this new edition Matt Peirce also commented on the manuscript Many others have contributed knowledge on puma since this ?eld guide was ?rst published CTABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ILLUSTRATIONS TABLES INTRODUCTION ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? PUMA TAXONOMY The New Classi ?cation Conservation Implications of the New Taxonomy Implications for Puma Management MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH HISTORY ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Research Needs GENERAL LIFE HISTORY ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? CLASSES OF PUMA Movements and Range Depredation Behavior Cattle Domestic Sheep Horses Deer Elk Bighorn and Pronghorn Other Artiodactyls Smaller Prey Humans MANAGEMENT ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Identifying Sign Tracks Canid Track Identi ?cation Puma vs Bobcat Identi ?cation Scrapes Scats Kills Other Sign Handling Depredations ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wildlife Livestock Human Puma Interactions ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Avoiding Attacks Responding to a Puma Encounter Incident Reports Determining Level of Response Sighting Report of a Puma ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Recurring Sightings CIncident ??Actual Con ict with Human Attack Gathering Evidence Securing the Incident Site Handling the O ?ending Animal Wildlife Attack Report Reopening the Area Media Contact CAPTURING AND HANDLING PUMA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Objectives Control of Public Capture Methods Hounds Steel Traps and Leg Snares Cage Traps Immobilizing ASSESSING POPULATIONS