tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post4589448666144679381..comments2024-03-15T23:15:30.992-05:00Comments on The Box House: Where the Wild Things AreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-55161099676258810002008-05-23T05:38:00.000-05:002008-05-23T05:38:00.000-05:00Very sad that this beautiful animal had to be shot...Very sad that this beautiful animal had to be shot. I guess I can understand how it happened, though, since as you mentioned, it's not like the police in Chicago often see wild cats strolling around!<BR/><BR/>Here in the NYC suburbs, we're really seeing a wildlife renaissance in the form of hawks, falcons, brown eagles, wild turkeys, coyote, and even some bears! It's good news overall that kingstreetfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864088994636058801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-63291547392293206692008-04-17T23:00:00.000-05:002008-04-17T23:00:00.000-05:00Not as big as cougars, but at least it's a HAPPY w...Not as big as cougars, but at least it's a HAPPY wildlife story. A family of foxes - a mom and six "kits" are seriously living in downtown Lawrence, and they are the cutest things I have ever seen. Be sure to watch the video:<BR/><BR/>http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/apr/17/fox_family_makes_home_downtown/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-40506976156891321982008-04-17T20:50:00.000-05:002008-04-17T20:50:00.000-05:00I love animals (especially big cats ... I even nam...I love animals (especially big cats ... I even named my company Striped Tiger Graphics), but I can completely understand why what happened, happened.<BR/><BR/>Apparently tranq guns take up to 30 minutes to work. This beautiful animal was trapped and desperate. Who knows how it would have reacted when shot with a dart?<BR/><BR/>When I lived in California, joggers and hikers were always being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-33729483280171277982008-04-17T11:36:00.000-05:002008-04-17T11:36:00.000-05:00There's a doctor the next town over from me who ha...There's a doctor the next town over from me who has pet lions/tigers and one got loose one day. People were FREAKING out. They found him a day or two later sleeping on a lawn near the Hudson River. <BR/><BR/>Poor cougar, wish they had used tranquilizers but assume they had to do what they did given the opportunity. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I'd have wet myself too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-5631823541893624922008-04-17T11:08:00.000-05:002008-04-17T11:08:00.000-05:001. "Probably wet myself" was a hilarious line. 2. ...1. "Probably wet myself" was a hilarious line. <BR/>2. It is sad that they had to shoot it. Why not tranquilizers or something?Ethan@OneProjectCloserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806602308320848295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-71166601793961199402008-04-17T09:08:00.000-05:002008-04-17T09:08:00.000-05:00That makes me so sad.That makes me so sad.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071236024242050143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-44107032993346494952008-04-17T06:48:00.000-05:002008-04-17T06:48:00.000-05:00Sad...Sad...Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327560462230807825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-34966303861501952872008-04-16T23:39:00.000-05:002008-04-16T23:39:00.000-05:00I know...my heart just broke when I heard the news...I know...my heart just broke when I heard the news. I wish it didn't have to go down like that; the cougar was probably terrified at the end. <BR/><BR/>But I can't quite point the finger of blame at the Chicago Police for how they handled it. They're certainly not trained for this--I mean, seriously, a <I>cougar in Chicago?</I>--and none of them carry tranquilizers as standard issue.<BR/><BR/>Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374925727669703513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-43246989349656733902008-04-16T23:16:00.000-05:002008-04-16T23:16:00.000-05:00Joanne, I couldn't believe it either, but my mom g...Joanne, I couldn't believe it either, but my mom gave me the breaking coverage by phone. I always used Linden Street Station to hop the train for Cubs games! Josie and I were both sad it had to be shot, and wish he'd had a happier ending in the wild.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com