Oh, look, dear. There's a lion on your porch.
Hello, delicious poodle
Cougars in Massachusetts? If not now, then soon, suggests this Globe article.
Okay, yeah, I'm increasingly hooked on these Glob RSS feeds. I dunno why the damn paper looks so much more interesting viewed through SharpReader than through the reg'lar web.
Update: I feel like I should clarify my own views on the suburbanization of big cats. I think it's great! We need more big scary wild animals in our lives. Personally--and I say this as someone who's never handled a working firearm in his life--if the price of combining sound ecosystems and personal safety is carrying a rifle when I go for a walk in the forest, I'll pay that price with pleasure. Bring it on, as our beloved and respected president would say.