{"id":13024,"date":"2023-10-01T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/driftlessareamag.com\/unicdn\/?p=13024"},"modified":"2024-01-01T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T18:50:45","slug":"the-cougar-conclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftlessareamag.com\/unicdn\/2023\/10\/01\/the-cougar-conclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cougar Conclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"g g-4\"><div class=\"g-single a-341\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MzQxLDQsMSwyMA==\" href=\"https:\/\/lakesidestcoffeehouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/driftlessareamag.com\/unicdn\/wp-content\/banners\/curiss_lakecoffee_0425.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ff9900;\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n the Great Lakes States, cougars are an animal caught between myth and migration.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Cougar Conclusion\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0pOIt5yaG1Vc0qriAxsvQf?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mountain lions have been slowly but steadily moving east, and confirmed sightings are on the rise. But the number verified by wildlife officials pales in comparison to the number of reports that flood in. Some of those are legit. Most are misidentifications. Others are straight up hoaxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This story explores the world of wildcat sightings, and visits the Driftless Area, where black cougars are a part of local lore. Biologists have never documented a black mountain \u2014 they don\u2019t officially exist. So what creature might be roaming the hills of southwest Wisconsin?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Producer: Patrick Shea<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Host: Dan Wanschura<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Editor: Morgan Springer<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Additional Editing: Dan Wanschura, Ed Ronco<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Music: Blue Dot Sessions, Doctor Turtle<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interlochenpublicradio.org\/podcast\/points-north\/2023-02-03\/the-cougar-conclusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessareamag.com\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Driftless-Area-Mag-VISIT-WEBSITE.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"more-link\"><a 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