On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:20:59 -0700 (PDT), Nasti J
<njgillmom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Apr 16, 6:35 am, 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.
>>
>> Does anyone know enough about Chicago geography to suggest how a cougar
>> could make its way so far into the city? For example, are there parks
>> leading in from the suburbs that help deer get into that part of the
city?
>
>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 ‘nature preserve’… and a an
>occasional (and controversial) destination for a local deer
>population."
I've seen quite a few deer in Chicago. They are
not at all uncommon.
--
Tim
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