The rare encounter, which happened in broad daylight, occurred just a few days after a different cougar began preying on pet cats at nearby Radium Hot Springs, putting residents in that B.C. tourist town on high alert.
July 24, 2007
Woman fights off hostile cougar
Make the most of your national park vacation
Are you dreaming of getting away to the great outdoors? If so, you’re not alone — national parks in the U.S. see more than 270 million visitors a year. From the scenic mountains of Glacier National Park to the sweeping vistas of the Grand Canyon, national parks are a perennially popular vacation destination for families, outdoor adventurers and travelers in search of natural beauty.
Smoke jumpers battling blazes across America
WEST YELLOWSTONE - Dan Mooney has gladly signed on to a profession with hot, sooty and smoky working conditions that require extensive physical stamina. Oh yeah, and he has to jump out of an airplane and parachute into a burning forest.
Montana: Fire closes Gates of the Mountains wilderness
Lighting sparked all four fires burning in the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness, including the Stump and Sulphur Gulch fires, both nearly contained, and the Candle Mountain Fire, which officials continue to monitor.
Vermont: Green Mountain National Forest plan made final
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Green Mountain National Forest has finalized its forest plan designating wilderness areas, limiting use of all-terrain vehicles and taking other steps officials say will protect the resource.
Montana: 56 new fires over 7 days in Lolo National Forest
Fire managers detected 56 new fires over the last week across the Lolo National Forest.
All fires but six were lightning-caused and all fires were an acre or less. Fire managers quickly
deployed helicopters and initial attack crews to contain the new fires, and none of the new fires
threatened any structures.
California: firefighting pilot dies in crash
YREKA, Calif. (AP) - Fire managers worried Tuesday that lightning could spark more blazes in the West, while investigators tried to determine why a helicopter crashed while delivering water to firefighters in the Klamath National Forest, killing the pilot.
Montana: Three escape injury after crashing plane in Bob Marshall Wilderness (video)
Officials with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Department tell us that the airplane is registered in Washington State and the people on board were on their way to Wisconsin for an air show.