A bill that would allow the unlicensed hunting of cougars and other mountain cats in New Mexico cleared a hurdle in the state Legislature.
Wildlife officials in South Dakota report that 26 mountain lions have been killed so far during the hunting season in the Black Hills Fire Protection District.
A House panel declined to advance a bill that would have made it illegal in many instances to kill a mountain lion in Iowa.
Officials say a deer carcass found near the entrance to Fort Stevens State Park was confirmed to be a cougar kill.
Arizona wildlife officials say the number of mountain lion deaths in southern Arizona has made its largest decline in a single year.
Authorities say he and his assistants would locate cats prior to a client's arrival and then “shorten up” the hunt by caging the animals, then releasing them when the client was present.
California wildlife officials confirmed that a mountain lion they shot and killed is the same one that attacked a 6-year-old boy on a hiking trail.
A western Colorado outfitter pleaded guilty to a federal wildlife charge after he was accused of capturing and maiming mountain lions and bobcats to make hunting easier for clients.
Officers in South Carolina spent hours searching for a mountain lion on the loose from a pet store, but police now say the threat was based on a false report.
The upcoming South Dakota mountain lion hunting and bobcat hunting and trapping seasons will operate the same as they did last year.