List of fatal cougar attacks in North America (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of fatal cougar attacks in North America" in English language version.

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Deurbrouck, Jo (2007). Stalked by a Mountain Lion: Fear, Fact, and the Uncertain Future of Cougars in America. Globe Pequot. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-7627-4315-5.

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Wildlife Health Laboratory, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (2025). "Verified Mountain Lion-Human Attacks". Mountain Lions in California. Rancho Cordova, California: California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

cbc.ca

"There are cougars around: Attack a stark reminder for Alberta family". CBC.ca. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
"Cyclist who died in Seattle cougar attack remembered in Montreal as pioneer for inclusive biking". Retrieved 12 October 2020.

cdc.gov

"Citation for claim about bees and wasps". MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 68 (29): 649. 2019. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6829a5. PMC 6660102. PMID 31344022.

cjonline.com

"Former-Topekan-SJ-Brooks-killed-by-cougar-in-Seattle-area". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

coloradohistoricnewspapers.org

"Aspen Democrat February 2, 1909 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

coloradosun.com

"Remember the Fort Collins trail runner who killed an attacking mountain lion? Here's what his life has been like since". 18 July 2019.

doi.org

"Citation for claim about bees and wasps". MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 68 (29): 649. 2019. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6829a5. PMC 6660102. PMID 31344022.
McKee, Denise (2003). "Cougar Attacks on Humans: A Case Report". Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 14 (3). Wilderness Medical Society: 169–73. doi:10.1580/1080-6032(2003)14[169:CAOHAC]2.0.CO;2. PMID 14518628.

foxnews.com

"Cougar apparently killed Oregon woman missing for nearly 2 weeks, investigators say". Fox News. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

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env.gov.bc.ca

"Safety Guide to Cougars". Environmental Stewardship Division. Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. 1991. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.

huffpost.com

"On Mountain Lions, and the Forgotten Story of the 1909 Church Women Mauled by a Rabid Cougar". HuffPost. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

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Lowe, Cara Blessley; Bekoff, Marc (2008), "Deaths by Cougar Attack, 1890-Present", Listening to Cougar, University Press of Colorado, pp. 176–189, ISBN 978-1-60732-036-4, retrieved 7 August 2024

kcra.com

Ayestas, Jonathan. "Brothers identified after El Dorado County mountain lion attack that left 1 dead, the other injured". KCRA 3.

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"Idaho Semi-Weekly World. (Idaho City, Boise County, [Idaho Territory], Image 1)". 2 September 1868. Retrieved 12 December 2020 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
"The Salt Lake herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, November 12, 1901, Image 1". 12 November 1901. Retrieved 22 April 2017 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
"The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, March 02, 1904, Image 2". The Indianapolis Journal. 2 March 1904. p. 2. ISSN 2332-0974. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, March 01, 1904, Image 2". 1 March 1904 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
"The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1892-1980, March 01, 1904, LAST EDITION, Image 5". 1 March 1904. p. 5 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
"The commoner. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923, March 11, 1904, Image 7". 11 March 1904. p. 7 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Humanities, National Endowment for the (23 March 1904). "Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, March 23, 1904, Image 3". Der Deutsche Correspondent. ISSN 2372-2894. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
"Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, March 04, 1904, Image 4". Semi-Weekly Interior Journal. 4 March 1904. ISSN 1941-3009. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

morganhilltimes.com

Cheek, Martin (10 November 2006). "Local Heroine Isola Kennedy Sacrificed Life". The Morgan Hill Times. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

news.google.com

"The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
"Cougar Trapped, Slain After Killing Boy, 7". The Reading Eagle. 21 June 1949. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
"Mountain Lion Kills Girl On Mexico Ranch". The Deseret News. 20 June 1953. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
"Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
"Jogger Apparently Killed By A Cougar". St. Petersburg Times. 18 January 1991. Retrieved 15 August 2010. ^{[dead link‍]}

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"The Province from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada". Newspapers.com. 18 May 1988. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

"Citation for claim about bees and wasps". MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 68 (29): 649. 2019. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6829a5. PMC 6660102. PMID 31344022.
McKee, Denise (2003). "Cougar Attacks on Humans: A Case Report". Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 14 (3). Wilderness Medical Society: 169–73. doi:10.1580/1080-6032(2003)14[169:CAOHAC]2.0.CO;2. PMID 14518628.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

"Citation for claim about bees and wasps". MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 68 (29): 649. 2019. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6829a5. PMC 6660102. PMID 31344022.

nytimes.com

Times, Special to The New York (21 August 1911). "STABS A MOUNTAIN LION.; Texas Farmer Kills Beast That Killed His Child". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
"MOUNTAIN LION KILLS BOY, 8, ON A HIKE". The New York Times. 22 January 1974. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
"Mountain Lion Kills Boy Hiking in Colorado Park". New York Times. 19 July 1997. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
Stevens, Matt (20 May 2018). "Cougar Attacks Two Bicyclists in Washington State, Killing One". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

outdoorlife.com

Zaidle, Don (18 September 2007). "Killer Cougars". Outdoor Life.

runnersweb.com

Raia, James (27 April 2004). "Athletics: Death by Cougar - Remembering Barbara Schoener". RunnersWeb.com. Retrieved 15 September 2007.

sandiegoreader.com

Deegan, Joe (9 September 2004). "Mountain Lion Hype". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

scientificamerican.com

Subramanian, Sushma (14 April 2009). "Should You Run or Freeze When You See a Mountain Lion?". Scientific American. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

state.nm.us

wildlife.state.nm.us

Search continues for mountain lion that killed Pinos Altos man Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, press release 23 June 2008
Wounded mountain lion captured, killed near Pinos Altos Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, press release 25 June 2008
Second mountain lion captured near Pinos Altos Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, press release 1 July 2008

ufl.edu

ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu

"Frequently Asked Questions About Venomous Snakes". Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation | University of Florida. 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

usatoday.com

"Man killed by mountain lion; cyclists also attacked in California". Associated Press. 11 January 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2007.

vancouversun.com

Dickson, Louise (30 March 2019). "Young B.C. boy attacked by cougars expected to recover". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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wdfw.wa.gov

"Cougar | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife". wdfw.wa.gov. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

weather.gov

"Lightning Victims". National Weather Service. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

web.archive.org

"Safety Guide to Cougars". Environmental Stewardship Division. Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. 1991. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
Search continues for mountain lion that killed Pinos Altos man Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, press release 23 June 2008
Wounded mountain lion captured, killed near Pinos Altos Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, press release 25 June 2008
Second mountain lion captured near Pinos Altos Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, press release 1 July 2008

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

"The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, March 02, 1904, Image 2". The Indianapolis Journal. 2 March 1904. p. 2. ISSN 2332-0974. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
Humanities, National Endowment for the (23 March 1904). "Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, March 23, 1904, Image 3". Der Deutsche Correspondent. ISSN 2372-2894. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
"Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, March 04, 1904, Image 4". Semi-Weekly Interior Journal. 4 March 1904. ISSN 1941-3009. Retrieved 5 October 2019.