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By Siobhan Darlington, PhD student & Project Coordinator
June 23 2021 After approximately 16 months of data collection investigating cougar kill sites across the southern interior of British Columbia, we are getting into the nitty gritty of sample analysis. What kind of biological samples are we collecting at cougar kill sites, and why? The most important part of our investigation is determining the prey species at a kill site, and if a cougar was indeed the culprit. Whenever possible, we collect the following from the prey that we find: lower jaw, femur, hair, and photographs of the remains. We also collect any cougar hair or scat that we find.
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The authors are Southern BC Cougar Project team members & volunteers. Past Blog Entries
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