CONTENTS

FOREWORD
Jane Goodall

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCING COUGAR
Cara Blessley Lowe

IN ABSENTIA
Ted Kerasote

THE GROWL
Steve Edwards

LION MARKERS
J. Frank Dobie

BORDER CAT
Janay Brun

A PUMAS JOURNEY
Linda Sweanor

TO CRY FOR VISION
Christina Kohlruss

CLOSER
Gary Gildner

SANCTUARY
David C. Stoner

TALKING WITH A COUGAR
Julia B. Corbett

THE SACRED CAT: THE ROLE OF THE MOUNTAIN LION IN
NAVAJO MYTHOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL LIFEWAY

Steve Pavlik

LION STORY
Rick Bass

SOUTH DAKOTA COUGAR
Deanna Dawn

MY BUSH SOUL, THE MOUNTAIN LION
Suzanne Duarte

LION HEART
Cara Blessley Lowe

A LION, A FOX, AND A FUNERAL
Marc Bekoff

HUNTING AT NIGHT
Joan Fox

A SHORT, UNNATURAL HISTORY
Wendy Keefover-Ring

THE SHIFTING LIGHT OF SHADOWS
BK Loren

DROUGHT
Barry Lopez

COUGAR COUNTRY SAFETY TIPS

DEATHS BY COUGAR ATTACK, 1890–PRESENT

COUGARS KILLED BY HUMANS, 1900–2000

MAPPING VALUES: COUGARS AND THE
PERSPECTIVES OF HUMAN STAKEHOLDERS

ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED WEB SITES

FOR FURTHER READING

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

PERMISSIONS AND SOURCES