On Apr 16, 6:35=A0am, Scour Old Cereal Bowls
<scouroldcerealbo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Monday Chicago police shot and killed a cougar about a mile and half
> west of Wrigley Field:
>
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cougar-shot-
> webapr16,0,1215541.story
>
> Preliminary tests suggest it was a wild animal, not an escaped captive
> animal. =A0
>
> Does anyone know enough about Chicago geography to suggest how a cougar
> could make its way so far into the city? =A0For example, are there parks
> leading in from the suburbs that help deer get into that part of the
city?=
=A0
Google maps shows a huge cemetery complex that starts less than half a
mile NW of Wrigley. Lakeshore parks and a golf course are .7 mile
east. A cougar will "hunts species as small as insects and rodents. It
prefers habitats with dense underbrush and rocky areas for stalking,
but it can live in open areas"
6 mi. SE of Wrigley is North Park Village, a "155-acre site in the
heart of Chicago, once used as a plant nursery...currently home to
such functions as a recycling facility, senior housing, a city park, a
nature center, a 46-acre interpretative =91nature preserve=92=85 and a an
occasional (and controversial) destination for a local deer
population."
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