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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
okapimykapiDescription
Pair of talon locked bald eagles the DEEP was called and they were untangled and flew off
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Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus)Observer
tomaz_meloPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Habitat: terra firme forest.
Serra do Divisor National Park, Mancio Lima, AC, Brazil.
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Vampire Ground-Finch (Geospiza septentrionalis)Observer
josehidalgoPlace
Missing Location
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American Common Merganser (Mergus merganser ssp. americanus)Observer
conuropsisDescription
Seen in the Housatonic River.
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Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)Observer
samnunes_Description
Male spotted turtle held for photo and then released back into the swamp at Woodcock Nature Center. Seen every year
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
bobby23Description
This male mountain lion - a migrant from South Dakota - was infamously struck 41-miles east of Greenwich, CT. This was the first verifiable documentation of a cougar in Connecticut since the 1890s. The attributed location and time is from where it was struck by a car. There is no breeding population of cougars in New England, though they historically occupied every continental US state.
Photos supplied with permission from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), Wildlife Division, courtesy of Cyndy Chanaca.
Individual photo credentials: Paul J. Fusco/ CT DEEP-Wildlife
Further reading:
- Mountain Lions in Massachusetts: Distinguishing Fiction from the Facts by Tom French
- Confirmed Reports of Mountain Lions in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (archived from the original)
- Genetic Testing Reveals Mountain Lion Killed in Milford Originated in South Dakota by CT DEEP (archived from the original)
