Word: cougar
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...refreshing to see a conservation problem on the cover, rather than war or politics, subjects that seem to dominate the headlines these days. I am an avid outdoorsman and work outside most of the time, but I had never in my 34 years seen a cougar?until last week. Driving to work one morning, I saw a big cougar leap out in front of my car, and in three bounds it was across the road and into a farmer's field. I have never seen a more graceful animal. That cougar is living within a stone's throw of farmhouses...
...refreshing to see a conservation problem on the cover, rather than one about the war or politics, subjects that seem to dominate the headlines these days. I am an avid outdoorsman and work outside most of the time, but in my 34 years I had never seen a cougar until last week. Driving to work one morning, I saw a big cougar leap in front of my car, and in three bounds it was across the road and into a farmer's field. I have never seen a more graceful animal. That cougar is living within a stone's throw...
...other big cats to live--or at least pass--among us. Scientists are moving toward a new model of mixed landscapes in which big cats would move from core protected areas through land shared with humans--tea plantations in India, ranchland in Laikipia or, in the case of the cougar (a.k.a. mountain lion), suburban parks in California--giving them more space to hunt and disperse their genes. "We need to think big, to save entire landscapes," says Alan Rabinowitz, director of science and exploration for the W.C.S. "They may not all be areas where big cats can live, but they...
...attack humans. In the U.S., 17 people have died from mountain lion attacks over the past 100 years; many more are killed by lightning in a single year. This year, however, California has had three attacks by mountain lions on humans--one fatal. All involved hikers or bikers in cougar country; their rapid movements were probably triggers for attack. Says Boyce: "It is simply humans being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
...France they are still in their infancy. Historically, it has not been easy for Europe's workers to take pensions with them from job to job, although recent E.U. directives are addressing the problem. But always ask. "If you change jobs," says Roddy Kohn, of pension advisers Kohn Cougar, "it's possible your next employer will operate a transfer club for pension benefits, and will be willing to take your pension." And don't forget health benefits. According to O.E.C.D. projections, by 2030 pension and health benefits could account for more than 25% of GDP in France and Germany...