Cougar Workshops in WI

[Cooter]

Just got this via email from the DNR, thought it would be interesting especially with the post on the dog killed in MN. Guess after one got treed here last year they figured the gig was up!

Cougar Tracking, Ecology, and Behavior Workshop

Crex Meadows Center, Grantsburg, WI

December 2-3, 2009

As western cougar populations saturate and dispersal occurs, the Great Lakes region will continue to experience

the occasional "visitor". As wildlife professionals, additional knowledge is needed regarding this species.

The public, both rural and urban, will demand it. Therefore, Dr. Halfpenny will be instructing a focused training

relative to cougar management. This two-day workshop will cover details on population ecology, biology,

identification and detection, collecting quality evidence, the cougar pet trade, and human-cougar interactions.

The workshop format includes classroom lectures and indoor training.

The workshop fee is $115. This includes registration, afternoon luncheon each day and workshop materials.

Payment must be received in full before confirmation of registration is made.

This two-day workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. on December 2 and end at 4:00 p.m. on December 3.

A complete agenda will be sent after payment is received. Registration is limited to 40 people and is on a firstcome,

first-served basis.

Recommended lodging is at the Lodge on Crooked Lake in Siren, twelve miles east, phone: (715) 349-2500,

with a block of rooms reserved at the rate of $65.00 single or double occupancy. When making a reservation

refer to the “DNR Cougar Workshop” for these reduced rates.

Registration must be received by November 30, 2009. Payment can be made using WI DNR budget code or

sending a check along with completed form to: WI Department of Natural Resources, ATTN: Shawn Rossler,

P.O. BOX 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921

For more information contact Wisconsin DNR at (715) 685-2934 or (608) 261-6452

[JacobMHD]

I could go for a good cougar workshop.

[alwaysonthemove]

meow!

[Harmonica Bear]

I love cougars

[Chef]

Cooter, you're in serious trouble here with a post like this!

Glad to see everyone is in a good mood

[RumRiverRat]

LOL!