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March 27, 2015 2:28 p.m.

Dog owner cited in mountain lion attack

A Glacier National Park employee has been cited in connection with an incident last week in which a young mountain lion was shot and killed after fighting with a dog.

March 13, 2022 midnight

Nothing unusual about governor’s mountain lion hunt

Gov. Greg Gianforte garnered national attention last week following reports of his recent mountain lion hunt north of Yellowstone National Park. Turns out, it’s much ado about nothing.

March 11, 2009 1 a.m.

Police shoot roaming lion

The Daily Inter Lake

August 29, 2016 4:07 p.m.

Whitefish officers shoot bold mountain lion

Whitefish Police shot and killed a full-grown female mountain lion Sunday night after members of a family off Sixth Street reported they were too scared to get out of their car because the cat wouldn’t leave the yard.

April 26, 2006 1 a.m.

Menacing mountain lion killed

A young mountain lion that raided a corral, killing a packing goat south of Bigfork early Monday, has been destroyed by a federal trapper.

June 19, 2014 7:54 p.m.

Huntress query

I had a couple of thoughts after seeing the article about the woman who shot the mountain lion in order to belong to a special organization for women who shoot animals.

October 10, 2006 1 a.m.

Mountain lion spotted

Whitefish police notified a game warden of a mountain lion spotted on Karrow Avenue and West Third Street.

December 8, 2017 8:20 p.m.

4 headed to trial for illegal lion hunt

A Plains hunting outfitter and some of his employees and clients will soon stand trial for illegally hunting a mountain lion near White Sulfur Springs.

Mountain lions killed on Wild Horse Island to protect bighorn sheep
March 4, 2022 5 p.m.

Mountain lions killed on Wild Horse Island to protect bighorn sheep

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes collaborated to kill three adult mountain lions on Wild Horse Island over the past two months.

May 2, 2016 6:15 a.m.

Whitefish council looks at Lion Mountain annexation

Annexation is back on the agenda tonight as the Whitefish City Council considers its options for bringing areas around Whitefish Lake into the city.

Cougar Under House
April 14, 2015 2:14 p.m.

Cougar Under House

FILE - This Nov. 2014 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the Griffith Park mountain lion known as P-22. The mountain lion that's a local celebrity has moved in under a Los Angeles home, and despite wildlife workers using a prod and firing tennis balls and bean bags at it, it appears unwilling to move. The animal, which has a red ear tag, is known as P-22 and normally lives in nearby Griffith Park. P-22 arrived in the area several years ago from the Santa Monica Mountains and crossed two freeways to get there. (National Park Service, via AP, File)

August 30, 2014 9 p.m.

Mountain lion cubs rescued in fire

MISSOULA (AP) — Firefighters in western Montana rescued two mountain lion cubs from the burning log under which they were hiding.

November 5, 2014 9 p.m.

Lion suspected in sheep, goat kills

MISSOULA — A mountain lion is suspected of killing two sheep and three goats near a recreation area southeast of Missoula.

January 14, 2008 1 a.m.

Mountain Lion Reported

A mountain lion was spotted Sunday morning on Wisconsin Avenue in Whitefish, Whitefish police reported.

Pet-eating mountain lion
October 27, 2011 6:30 p.m.

Pet-eating mountain lion

Barbara Steward and Jim Moellman pose with a mountain lion Moellman shot Saturday after the animal kept coming onto the Steward's porch.

November 21, 2016 9:30 p.m.

Mountain lion harvest quota met

Mountain lion hunting will close Tuesday, Nov. 22, one half-hour after sunset, in Montana Hunting District 132 after Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Monday the harvest quota has been met.

June 12, 2006 1 a.m.

Two mountain lion sightings

Two mountain lion sightings - Saturday evening on Caroline Road and Sunday morning at Grouse Mountain Estates - were reported to the Flathead County Sheriff's Office.

Officials euthanize cat that was habituated to people
January 31, 2019 4 a.m.

Officials euthanize cat that was habituated to people

A Eureka woman who said she is a confirmed “cat lover” isn’t happy that Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials euthanized a female mountain lion they caught in a cage trap on her property, even though she had alerted wildlife officials about the predator.

November 13, 2008 1 a.m.

Hip shot drops crouching lion

Cat may have been stalking elk when it confronted hunter