Re: Cougar Killed -- in Chicago

In article <Xns9A82617883F97scouroldcerealbowls@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Scour Old Cereal Bowls <scouroldcerealbowls@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> oes 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?   

In this satellite view...

http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=s&lat=41.945464&lon=-87.683298&zoom=15

....Wrigley Field is at the right center.  The street running along its 
south side is Addison; if you go west, you hit the north branch of the 
Chicago River, which has a little bit of vegetation running along each 
bank (in addition to some riverside parks here and there).

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