Call of the Wild 0
When I was growing up, the deer had pretty much disappeared (now they’re back big time).
Now it’s reportedly cougars, and not the television actress kind. Wildlife folks are skeptical:
“The chances of there being a mountain lion that is a wild animal on the Eastern Shore of Virginia is extremely low,” she said. “Even in the whole state of Virginia, I don’t believe there are enough sightings.”
A wild cat would have to come from the woodsy north. “The chances are pretty slim for them to get here without being seen or getting hit by a car if they are wild animals,” Rice said, suggesting instead a pet released locally.
Cougars are both solitary and nocturnal for the most part and feed on white-tail deer.
Females have ranges of several square miles, but the male’s home-range is much larger, which could account for reports of sightings in Melfa and Wachapreague and other parts of Accomack, too.
