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CN News, 2/11/05

 

DR. CLAY NIELSEN TO GIVE COUGAR LECTURE AT MICHIGAN STATE U.

 

Dr. Clay Nielsen, Director of Scientific Research for the Cougar Network and Wildlife Ecologist at the Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will be giving a cougar lecture at Michigan State University in March. His presentation will be given in Room 100 of the Packaging Building at 3:30 PM on March 4 and is titled, “Cougars in the Midwest:  An Emerging Issue?”. 

 

In his presentation, Dr. Nielsen will highlight the efforts of the Cougar Network to document cougar presence east of their established range.  He will also discuss the potential for natural re-colonization of the Midwest by cougars and the conditions they may face in this landscape.