I think that the one thing I take from this video is a tremendous sadness... The damage and ignorance of humans... But also the resilience of life. I have that book, Mammals of Pennsylvania, i studied it as a child. I feel so fortunate and blessed to have come across your channel Cliff. Knowing that there are others out there who share my intense fascination with these topics, when I thought I was the only one...I truly loved this video... Thankyou
I live in Ranshaw northuberland county Pennsylvania and I've got several pictures of mountain lions in the area , allot of the stuff this guy says ain't here I've got pictures of, my website is on Google and my contact information if you want me to send you some pictures
Cliff, I must inform you that there are some mountain lions (cougars) here in Pennsylvania. Back about 1990, when I still had a horse farm, my wife (at the time) and I trailered two of our best trail horses to the Swatara Wildlife Preserve to trail ride. Not far from where we parked, we were riding side by side on a wide trail with heavy brush on both sides. All of a sudden, a large animal jumped out of the brush in front of us. Our experienced trail horses simply stopped and stared, without showing fear. We had about four seconds to get a good look until the animal bounded into the brush again after a good look at us and a snarl, showing teeth. My wife asked what that was and I informed her it was a cougar. When we arrived home, I looked up cougar in our encyclopedia, with the picture showing almost the exact pose we had observed. The wife agreed we saw a cougar with its long sweeping tail. Later. while deer hunting in the area I came across a trail of very large cat tracks going both directions. On the top of a rise with a railroad cut, I could see where the big cat hung around a bit on that good ambush location, then had left, going back the way it had come. About the wilderness space a cougar requires. While the Swatara area is fairly large, consider that not far is St. Anthony's Wilderness, a huge area, plus the other woodlands in the surrounding mountains.
I agree, Im from super super rural NW PA and I have seen a mountain lion while also on horseback through the woods. I know what I saw.. it was not a bobcat, have seen plenty of those, Ive seen fishers, bobcats, bears... i know my wild animals and I know they are still here.
mountain lions that pass through he area not what used to be there its just a subspecies what used to be there. The year round ones were all hunted into extinction ages ago
back in 1963 I saw a mountain lion while spotting deer in Ashland Pa, I was 10 years old. not far from my Grand parents home, right next to Eureka Park , the next day I walked up to where I saw it and I saw tracks in the dirt
Excellent job with this, Cliff. I remember a little verse from when I was a young woman-“Boys will throw stones at frogs in sport. But the frogs will not die in sport. They will die in vain.”
Thanks for this video! So pertinent these days. I have a story for you. About fifteen years ago I was hiking along the bottom of Pine Creek Canyon with a friend, back when there were still railroad tracks there. Anyway, we’d lost the light on the way back, and it was just past dusk as we were about a mile south of route six. There was a huge noise in the scrub above us, and a huge animal came crashing down onto the tracks. The noise it made could only be described as trumpeting as it answered another animal on three far side of the river. Way way too big to be a deer, it had an enormous rack and we both were convinced we’d seen an elk. It was the size of a small horse. We were a bit shocked, but no sooner had we seen standing there than it flew into the water, trumpeting some more. It was an experience I’ll never forget. Thanks again for the video.
Trapped my first fisher in 2002, I let it go. Very pretty indeed. I believe they are going to put martens back here as well. Otters are I'm northern Columbia county since i was young.
Mountain lions ARE STILL in PA.. at least western PA, they are. So anyone who says they arent are wrong. Where i live, there is/was a breeding pair. There was a dead cub on a highly used roadway, that i use frequently, a year or 2 ago. I commented that on a former video of your, Cliff.
I know people who have seen mountain lions in PA and would know what a mountain lion looks like. I doubt any that are here are the eastern mountain lion though and are just mountain lions from out west that are roaming around looking for a mate. The one from Connecticut proves that happens. You mentioned Bobcats and Beavers being protected, but populations are strong enough that there are seasons for them now.
Yes. Sadness fills the heart when listening to you talk about what use to live here in the Eastern United States. The Deer, Bear, Elk, Wild Turkey, Beaver, The Great Blue Heron have all been reintroduced here in the far Southwest Virginia counties where I live. None of those lived here when I was a kid and young adult. Hopefully, the wolves and Panthers will be next. There is plenty of Prey here now for the big predators. You love talking. I love listening. Great video!
Great video! I always imagine what the old "wild" forests must've been like, especially while hiking in places like Cook Forest where the old growth forests are still around, hard to believe there were herds of elk and mountain lion all around the area. Wouldn't be surprised if we have some wolves venture down our way over the next few years.
Maddening. But I'm so glad to hear about all these wonderful creatures. You're right, anything that once lived here (and could survive again) should be re-introduced, whether it's convenient or not. It's only right.
I have lived in Northern Tioga Co. for 20 yrs. I saw a large cat in the roadway one day when I came around a curve as it went over the guard rail , large long body and long tail. I always thought it was a Mt Lion or Panther as they were called Over the years have seen several bobcats here. A co worker about a month ago said she saw a black panther near her home, she hunts so I believe her. There is a belief that the Insurance companies release some to decease the deer population to lower the number of vehicle being struck by deer. I was lucky to see a pair of otters cross a road in front of me.
This video was so interesting. I’d love to hear more of these stories in those books. I didn’t know most of what used to be here in PA. Thank you for this video 🤗
You hit the mark on this episode Cliff. So on point. It tears me up inside to witness the destruction of so many species of animals. Scientists say we are now going through the sixth great extinction on this planet. We need more people like you to bring awareness to this topic. Great job!
Mountain Lions, Coyotes, and Bobcats have been spotted numerous times here in southern Delaware. So if they’re in the flatlands of Sussex County, they are definitely in PA
Oh the best video ever. A fave topic of mine, so much extinction in Australia. It’s a crying shame when this happens. We are not looking after Gods creatures like we should. If you had gone on for hours I would still have been watching. Please do more of these. Please take care
Anger, disappointment, and disgust are just three words that I feel, thinking how greedy man is to eradicate animals from their homes. Never learned, though, as they are still taking more and more.
I can promise you there are no Elk in Forest County. I grew up there and my family has been there since the early 1800s and I have never even heard of anyone seeing an elk. It would be cool though, we go to Benezette, Elk County to see the Elk every fall.
I can tell you that the Eastern Cougar (same thing as a mountain lion) is here in PA but for some reason the game commission doesn't want to acknowledge it. Customers have shown me footage in the past. Just a little north of Philly
Thank you Cliff, this smack in the face to us humans was needed. The Bald Eagle went almost extinct by DDT. It's back now. It's too bad that I really think the Earth would have been so much better off if we humans were never here at all. We are getting better at knowing what we do affects everything else on the "only" earth we have. There may be hope for us yet.😀😀😀
Those bald eagles are back in a big way too. I can't go to Scott's Run lake at French Creek SP anymore without seeing one. I've seen a few at Marsh Creek lake too.
My brother and I seen a fisher along the Clarion River in Elk Co. PA. Crossed the road right in front of us did not know what it was at the time found out it was a Fisher and they have moved down from Canada. Thank you for the video on what used to be in Pa.and hope I never come across a Mt. Lion lol 😮😮
Hello cliff this video was very interesting like that a lot thank you for opening our eyes on this subject❤😊 until next time stay safe take care love from upstate New York
Our Michigan Wolverines, Elk, Buffalo were all shot off here in our lower Michigan we had Pigeons in our County and people named a town after them but they got used for target practicing now they are shot off. Here in our county in Huron County we still have cats and lynks around here.
just a thought. I think Reintroduction is more involved than just bring them back. Need to make sure the existing habitat will support what you're reintroducing. For instance, the loss of the chestnut tree and the food source it provided probably cost us more than a few animals. Elk don't do well in areas with a high white tail deer population. There's a parasite in deer poo that is deadly to elk. At least I think that's the reason.
I'm not so sure about that. The Elk are thriving here in Cameron County and also Elk County. There are tons of deer in this area as well. Hunters travel from all over to this area every year for deer season.
I live in altoona Pennsylvania, I promise you that we still have mountain lions around here . I know several people that have seen them . Including myself . They aren't common but definitely still around .
American Mastadon is the coolest animal that lived in this state. There is a full skeleton buried in the bottom of Conneaut Lake in Crawford County, a natural kettle lake that was formed by the retreat of the ice sheet that covered the northwestern corner of the state
My son and I were visiting family in Utah and we went to Antelope Island. there is a huge herd of buffalo there. On our way out, we were in a line of cars that was stopped because of a large number of buffalo were crossing the road. It was awesome and scary.
Come visit Penns Cave in Centre Hall, PA and you will get to see the Buffalo thats’s on the property. Every year I see the herd growing in population. They are truly majestic animals to see. 🙏 😊
Excellent video. It'd be nice to see one about endangered/threatened plants. The list is, sadly, way too long but even mentioning 10 or 15 species could bring attention to the subject. Thank you for your dedication.
Fisher cats were re-introduced to NEPA in 2005; the abundance is rapedly increasing. I lost all my chickens, this Spring, to Fishers and I am at the base of the Poconos; we also have a lot of Bobcats and Coyotes.
Thank you for addressing this topic with such honesty. I can only hope humans will change for the better. I suppose it starts with calling a spade a spade. We only have one planet. We must save it or perish.
We've seen one, and was even captured on a trail cam in Shawville, outside the town of Clearfield, Pennsylvania. And theres been plenty of sightings in the Alleghenys. So it's alot of traveling cats, if thats the case. But thanks for the videos man. Love the history, though it makes me incredibly sad to imagine what Pennsylvania once was.
mountaions you probably lost a sub species that was native to PA . Mountain lions we have now are tarvelers by nature 150 miles in all directions could be what it considers its home range
There are breeding mountain lions in central PA. I have trail cam and other photos of them. When I contacted the game and fish commission I was told to delete all digital copies and destroy the rest.
My brother in law owns property in Wayne County. He is a very good trapper, hunter, fisherman, a survivalist. About 35 years ago, I was staying at his place and he caught a wolf. Yes we know the difference between a much smaller coyote and a wolf. He left it go. My family has a cabin in Centre County. We are near happy valley. About 50 years ago, when I was about 10, I remembered seeing a mountain lion at the top of a rocky mountain side.I only had a glimpse, and I have seen bobcats many times. It was way to big to be a bobcat. At that time, Penns cave had a live mountain lion caged in a cavern that had a very large opening to be able to view. You could also take a boat through a cavern with lighting and stalactites. I loved going there when I was boy
I think I saw a family of Fishers this spring just down the road from Blue Marsh Lake! I coukdve been wrong, they could've been large Weasels, but they looked awfully like Fishers!
Years ago we had a camp in Potter County that was sold to us by a great old guy. I very much enjoyed his mountain wisdom. One of his peeves was the dams on the Susquehanna River that was built in his day and still blocks the shad and eels from traveling all the way from the ocean to northern Pennsylvania. Now we call that green energy..... yeah, right.
Along the Susquehanna river are several ancient eel trapping systems that funnelled the eel into a narrow end, where they'd be caught by the once bountiful, Pennsylvania indigenous tribes. For example, the Susquehannock were known to have utilized the eel as a food source. You can find the photos on Google if you search for those eel trapping rock walls in the river. Maybe that man didn't realize there were eel trappings long before he was born in Pennsylvania.
Back in the 90s there were wolverines in Armstrong County. In the 1950s my Grandparents had a mountain lion visit their farm in Somerset County. I used to walk in the woods a lot in Shade Township, Somerset County and I used to see bobcats.
Marten reintroduction is a terrible idea. Turkeys already have enough predation by fishers coons foxes possums and coyotes. If pa could retain and gain new trappers to help thin predation on turkeys then I’d understand the desire to reintroduce them. Pelts are not worth the effort for many trappers therefore the predators thrive.
It's unlikely that mountain lions could be reintroduced to Pennsylvania because of the state's high population density, the challenges of reaching the state, and the lack of public support
My friends neighbor shot and killed a Mountain Lion a few years that had gotten into his kennel. It killed one dog straight out and disemboweled another; which unfortunately had to be put down. I know another guy who got pictures on his trail cam of a Mountain Lion. I personally have seen a River Otter with a frog in its mouth. I’ve seen a few Bobcats over the years too. I know people that trap Coyotes for fur and he tells me when he first started seeing them back in PA they had ear tags. The theory is the DCNR reintroduced them to keep the deer population under control to help reduce traffic accidents. They deny it of course. There is also a limited population of Elk which you can get a permit to hunt under a lottery system.
Realistically as far as reintroduction goes we have to consider we have ten to twenty times more people which has to be managed carefully or we have a double disaster
Within the last 20 years or so some permanent breeding populations of moose have become established in Connecticut. Pennsylvania has far more rural lands so it should be moose territory as well. The passenger pigeon would breed only when it was in massive flocks, which required huge tracts of forest land, and the clearing of forests for agriculture was its undoing.
Hey cliff. Did you ever hear about Phillip Tomes? Describes hunting in PA (near pine creek and Jersey Shore PA. I once had a republication of his book…… Philip Tome (1782-1855) was a renowned hunter, adventurer, and early settler in north-central Pennsylvania who served as an interpreter for the Seneca chiefs Cornplanter and Governor Blacksnake for fifteen years. Google Books Born: March 22, 1782 Died: April 30, 1855, Russell, PA Books: Pioneer Life; Or, Thirty Years a Hunter. Being Scenes and Adventures in the Life of Philip Tome
I found a fresh road kill Fisher cat in NW Indiana around 1991. Country road, not a mark on the body. I handled this large animal and no mistake what it was. They were never reintroduced to the state, and not seen there since the late 1800’s. You’d be surprised how resilient some animal species can be.
I’ve found a mountain lion in Susquehanna pa so I’d rather say that they are not at all extinct just lower than normal in population size so more like they are endangered rather than extinct
The Carolina parakeet was pretty much exterminated for its plumage, which was popular in ladies hat fashion at the time. Their closest living relative is the South American Sun Conure. We owned one of those, it was a handful.
In Florida we don’t need a reintroduction program. Coyotes and Black Bears are moving into home developments on their own. Florida Panthers tend to shy away from humans. Gators are….let’s just say…….Gators 😅
I think that the one thing I take from this video is a tremendous sadness... The damage and ignorance of humans... But also the resilience of life. I have that book, Mammals of Pennsylvania, i studied it as a child. I feel so fortunate and blessed to have come across your channel Cliff. Knowing that there are others out there who share my intense fascination with these topics, when I thought I was the only one...I truly loved this video... Thankyou
yeh 100%
Bigfoot still out there right behind you lol
I saw an otter back in the early 2000's at Lake Wallenpaupack. He walked up to within 5 feet of me before noticing me. Very fond memory.
I saw a mountain lion in western PA once. It was unmistakable and threw me for a loop.
Hi what county?
I live in Ranshaw northuberland county Pennsylvania and I've got several pictures of mountain lions in the area , allot of the stuff this guy says ain't here I've got pictures of, my website is on Google and my contact information if you want me to send you some pictures
Cliff, I must inform you that there are some mountain lions (cougars) here in Pennsylvania. Back about 1990, when I still had a horse farm, my wife (at the time) and I trailered two of our best trail horses to the Swatara Wildlife Preserve to trail ride. Not far from where we parked, we were riding side by side on a wide trail with heavy brush on both sides. All of a sudden, a large animal jumped out of the brush in front of us. Our experienced trail horses simply stopped and stared, without showing fear. We had about four seconds to get a good look until the animal bounded into the brush again after a good look at us and a snarl, showing teeth. My wife asked what that was and I informed her it was a cougar. When we arrived home, I looked up cougar in our encyclopedia, with the picture showing almost the exact pose we had observed. The wife agreed we saw a cougar with its long sweeping tail. Later. while deer hunting in the area I came across a trail of very large cat tracks going both directions. On the top of a rise with a railroad cut, I could see where the big cat hung around a bit on that good ambush location, then had left, going back the way it had come.
About the wilderness space a cougar requires. While the Swatara area is fairly large, consider that not far is St. Anthony's Wilderness, a huge area, plus the other woodlands in the surrounding mountains.
I agree, Im from super super rural NW PA and I have seen a mountain lion while also on horseback through the woods. I know what I saw.. it was not a bobcat, have seen plenty of those, Ive seen fishers, bobcats, bears... i know my wild animals and I know they are still here.
mountain lions that pass through he area not what used to be there its just a subspecies what used to be there. The year round ones were all hunted into extinction ages ago
back in 1963 I saw a mountain lion while spotting deer in Ashland Pa, I was 10 years old. not far from my Grand parents home, right next to Eureka Park , the next day I walked up to where I saw it and I saw tracks in the dirt
Excellent job with this, Cliff. I remember a little verse from when I was a young woman-“Boys will throw stones at frogs in sport. But the frogs will not die in sport. They will die in vain.”
Thanks for this video! So pertinent these days. I have a story for you. About fifteen years ago I was hiking along the bottom of Pine Creek Canyon with a friend, back when there were still railroad tracks there. Anyway, we’d lost the light on the way back, and it was just past dusk as we were about a mile south of route six. There was a huge noise in the scrub above us, and a huge animal came crashing down onto the tracks. The noise it made could only be described as trumpeting as it answered another animal on three far side of the river. Way way too big to be a deer, it had an enormous rack and we both were convinced we’d seen an elk. It was the size of a small horse. We were a bit shocked, but no sooner had we seen standing there than it flew into the water, trumpeting some more. It was an experience I’ll never forget. Thanks again for the video.
Trapped my first fisher in 2002, I let it go. Very pretty indeed. I believe they are going to put martens back here as well. Otters are I'm northern Columbia county since i was young.
Mountain lions ARE STILL in PA.. at least western PA, they are. So anyone who says they arent are wrong. Where i live, there is/was a breeding pair. There was a dead cub on a highly used roadway, that i use frequently, a year or 2 ago. I commented that on a former video of your, Cliff.
I know people who have seen mountain lions in PA and would know what a mountain lion looks like. I doubt any that are here are the eastern mountain lion though and are just mountain lions from out west that are roaming around looking for a mate. The one from Connecticut proves that happens.
You mentioned Bobcats and Beavers being protected, but populations are strong enough that there are seasons for them now.
Yes. Sadness fills the heart when listening to you talk about what use to live here in the Eastern United States. The Deer, Bear, Elk, Wild Turkey, Beaver, The Great Blue Heron have all been reintroduced here in the far Southwest Virginia counties where I live. None of those lived here when I was a kid and young adult. Hopefully, the wolves and Panthers will be next. There is plenty of Prey here now for the big predators. You love talking. I love listening. Great video!
Great video! I always imagine what the old "wild" forests must've been like, especially while hiking in places like Cook Forest where the old growth forests are still around, hard to believe there were herds of elk and mountain lion all around the area. Wouldn't be surprised if we have some wolves venture down our way over the next few years.
Maddening. But I'm so glad to hear about all these wonderful creatures. You're right, anything that once lived here (and could survive again) should be re-introduced, whether it's convenient or not. It's only right.
A very fascinating subject. Humans can be cruel. Thanks for the video. Stay well.
I have lived in Northern Tioga Co. for 20 yrs. I saw a large cat in the roadway one day when I came around a curve as it went over the guard rail , large long body and long tail. I always thought it was a Mt Lion or Panther as they were called Over the years have seen several bobcats here. A co worker about a month ago said she saw a black panther near her home, she hunts so I believe her. There is a belief that the Insurance companies release some to decease the deer population to lower the number of vehicle being struck by deer. I was lucky to see a pair of otters cross a road in front of me.
Quite the video. Really enjoyed and would like to see more of this type. Very educational and fastinating.
Absolutely loved this video ,of course they’re all good but it is great to know what used to live here in our Pa. Be safe
Would absolutely love to see parakeets in pa
This video was so interesting. I’d love to hear more of these stories in those books. I didn’t know most of what used to be here in PA. Thank you for this video 🤗
You hit the mark on this episode Cliff. So on point. It tears me up inside to witness the destruction of so many species of animals. Scientists say we are now going through the sixth great extinction on this planet. We need more people like you to bring awareness to this topic. Great job!
There are plenty of otters around my house in Wayne County Cliff!
Mountain Lions, Coyotes, and Bobcats have been spotted numerous times here in southern Delaware. So if they’re in the flatlands of Sussex County, they are definitely in PA
Oh the best video ever. A fave topic of mine, so much extinction in Australia. It’s a crying shame when this happens. We are not looking after Gods creatures like we should. If you had gone on for hours I would still have been watching. Please do more of these. Please take care
The Fisher was reintroduced by Pennsylvania Fish and Game in 1997 primarily for fur trappers. Just a little info. Great video!
Interesting, I was told they were introduced to take care of the porcupine population.
Thanks!
Awesome video Cliff! Thanks for sharing and your work to bring us the information! Very enjoyable!
Anger, disappointment, and disgust are just three words that I feel, thinking how greedy man is to eradicate animals from their homes. Never learned, though, as they are still taking more and more.
I heard the Fisher cat in the Poconos late at night. It sounded like a child screaming. Yikes.
I can promise you there are no Elk in Forest County. I grew up there and my family has been there since the early 1800s and I have never even heard of anyone seeing an elk. It would be cool though, we go to Benezette, Elk County to see the Elk every fall.
I can tell you that the Eastern Cougar (same thing as a mountain lion) is here in PA but for some reason the game commission doesn't want to acknowledge it. Customers have shown me footage in the past. Just a little north of Philly
Thank you Cliff, this smack in the face to us humans was needed. The Bald Eagle went almost extinct by DDT. It's back now. It's too bad that I really think the Earth would have been so much better off if we humans were never here at all. We are getting better at knowing what we do affects everything else on the "only" earth we have. There may be hope for us yet.😀😀😀
Those bald eagles are back in a big way too. I can't go to Scott's Run lake at French Creek SP anymore without seeing one. I've seen a few at Marsh Creek lake too.
@@chuckh1958 That's so good to hear.😀😀😀
You are a human with a functioning conscience and discerning soul.
My brother and I seen a fisher along the Clarion River in Elk Co. PA. Crossed the road right in front of us did not know what it was at the time found out it was a Fisher and they have moved down from Canada. Thank you for the video on what used to be in Pa.and hope I never come across a Mt. Lion lol 😮😮
I saw a seal in Virginia Beach on a whale sight seeing tour 3 years ago. Right off the rocks from our launch
You hit on a major pet peeve of mine. And that is scientists and researchers today thinking they know better than the first hand accounts
I've actually seen a bobcat once in Chester County.
We had a lxh and osolt cat on bunker hill they used to sleep with me
Hello cliff this video was very interesting like that a lot thank you for opening our eyes on this subject❤😊 until next time stay safe take care love from upstate New York
Yeah this stuff is pretty interesting I love this.
Wonderful info! Thanks for the lessons...God bless you Cliff ✨✨🌺🌺🌺🙏🌺🌺🌺✨✨
Our Michigan Wolverines, Elk, Buffalo were all shot off here in our lower Michigan we had Pigeons in our County and people named a town after them but they got used for target practicing now they are shot off. Here in our county in Huron County we still have cats and lynks around here.
just a thought. I think Reintroduction is more involved than just bring them back. Need to make sure the existing habitat will support what you're reintroducing. For instance, the loss of the chestnut tree and the food source it provided probably cost us more than a few animals.
Elk don't do well in areas with a high white tail deer population. There's a parasite in deer poo that is deadly to elk. At least I think that's the reason.
I'm not so sure about that. The Elk are thriving here in Cameron County and also Elk County. There are tons of deer in this area as well. Hunters travel from all over to this area every year for deer season.
I live in altoona Pennsylvania, I promise you that we still have mountain lions around here . I know several people that have seen them . Including myself . They aren't common but definitely still around .
Henry Shoemaker was a great author who did us a great service by writing those books.
Bobcat behind you
American Mastadon is the coolest animal that lived in this state. There is a full skeleton buried in the bottom of Conneaut Lake in Crawford County, a natural kettle lake that was formed by the retreat of the ice sheet that covered the northwestern corner of the state
My son and I were visiting family in Utah and we went to Antelope Island. there is a huge herd of buffalo there. On our way out, we were in a line of cars that was stopped because of a large number of buffalo were crossing the road. It was awesome and scary.
This would be a great talk for an environmental studies course. Hope to hear more!
Come visit Penns Cave in Centre Hall, PA and you will get to see the Buffalo thats’s on the property. Every year I see the herd growing in population. They are truly majestic animals to see. 🙏 😊
Very interesting, informative and educational. Thank you for a nice video.
mountain lions now are just probably passing through PA their range is 150 miles. Six sub species of big cat and some used to get really large
Excellent video. It'd be nice to see one about endangered/threatened plants. The list is, sadly, way too long but even mentioning 10 or 15 species could bring attention to the subject. Thank you for your dedication.
Fisher cats were re-introduced to NEPA in 2005; the abundance is rapedly increasing. I lost all my chickens, this Spring, to Fishers and I am at the base of the Poconos; we also have a lot of Bobcats and Coyotes.
Thank you for addressing this topic with such honesty. I can only hope humans will change for the better. I suppose it starts with calling a spade a spade. We only have one planet. We must save it or perish.
We've seen one, and was even captured on a trail cam in Shawville, outside the town of Clearfield, Pennsylvania. And theres been plenty of sightings in the Alleghenys. So it's alot of traveling cats, if thats the case.
But thanks for the videos man. Love the history, though it makes me incredibly sad to imagine what Pennsylvania once was.
The mountain lion isn't extinct in PA, there are many security camera pictures of them walking by radio tower sites in the Poconos.
mountaions you probably lost a sub species that was native to PA . Mountain lions we have now are tarvelers by nature 150 miles in all directions could be what it considers its home range
I seen a mountain lion about 10 years ago here in Brownsville Pa about 10 years ago.. when u see a mountain lion there's no mistaking it ..
There are breeding mountain lions in central PA. I have trail cam and other photos of them. When I contacted the game and fish commission I was told to delete all digital copies and destroy the rest.
bison ran through our amber waves of grain as free animals
I’ve seen a bison herd along route 30 near Bedford.😉 I’ve heard the wolves- up on Isle Royale MI. Unforgettable.
My brother in law owns property in Wayne County. He is a very good trapper, hunter, fisherman, a survivalist. About 35 years ago, I was staying at his place and he caught a wolf. Yes we know the difference between a much smaller coyote and a wolf. He left it go.
My family has a cabin in Centre County. We are near happy valley. About 50 years ago, when I was about 10, I remembered seeing a mountain lion at the top of a rocky mountain side.I only had a glimpse, and I have seen bobcats many times. It was way to big to be a bobcat. At that time, Penns cave had a live mountain lion caged in a cavern that had a very large opening to be able to view. You could also take a boat through a cavern with lighting and stalactites. I loved going there when I was boy
I think I saw a family of Fishers this spring just down the road from Blue Marsh Lake! I coukdve been wrong, they could've been large Weasels, but they looked awfully like Fishers!
Years ago we had a camp in Potter County that was sold to us by a great old guy. I very much enjoyed his mountain wisdom. One of his peeves was the dams on the Susquehanna River that was built in his day and still blocks the shad and eels from traveling all the way from the ocean to northern Pennsylvania. Now we call that green energy..... yeah, right.
Along the Susquehanna river are several ancient eel trapping systems that funnelled the eel into a narrow end, where they'd be caught by the once bountiful, Pennsylvania indigenous tribes. For example, the Susquehannock were known to have utilized the eel as a food source. You can find the photos on Google if you search for those eel trapping rock walls in the river. Maybe that man didn't realize there were eel trappings long before he was born in Pennsylvania.
My buddy saw a fisher in PA before 2013. It was in the mid 90s.
Back in the 90s there were wolverines in Armstrong County. In the 1950s my Grandparents had a mountain lion visit their farm in Somerset County. I used to walk in the woods a lot in Shade Township, Somerset County and I used to see bobcats.
Marten reintroduction is a terrible idea. Turkeys already have enough predation by fishers coons foxes possums and coyotes. If pa could retain and gain new trappers to help thin predation on turkeys then I’d understand the desire to reintroduce them. Pelts are not worth the effort for many trappers therefore the predators thrive.
Otters were everywhere in Montgomery county pa in the early to early 90s remember as a kid I would see them in Hatfield pa and surrounding creeks
Love those Peterson Field Guides. Have one of Eastern Forests and Eastern Trees. Extremely helpful.
I seem to remember hearing about the ivory billed woodpecker being discovered in the ozarks somewhere.
that looks like quite th skunk cabbage patch around 3 minutes in
There was beaver in Auburn in the 70's . They used to raid my muscat traps of apples .
❤😊love this video. 🎉 we have seen many elk and a family of otters at my sons camp in cross fork pa.!❤❤❤🎉😊🎉❤ thanks.
There is otters in lancaster county PA. I seen them a few times along the creek by paradise park.
I have heard but not seen a bobcat in Schuylkill county but have not seen one for a long time.. My late husband saw one about 15 years ago.
I wish the native animals could be brought back amd protected for all to see and enjoy.
It's unlikely that mountain lions could be reintroduced to Pennsylvania because of the state's high population density, the challenges of reaching the state, and the lack of public support
What about the mastodon? The Marshalls Creek Mastodon skeleton is currently in Harrisburg. Maybe going back twelve thousand years is too far.
I saw 3 or 4 river otters in the Delaware River at Washington's crossing
What about bluebirds? Are they going strong still
Yes. Bluebirds are thriving in the Northeast. I feed them during the winter up here along with cardinals.
We saw. Beaver dam once twigs piled up across stream
My friends neighbor shot and killed a Mountain Lion a few years that had gotten into his kennel. It killed one dog straight out and disemboweled another; which unfortunately had to be put down. I know another guy who got pictures on his trail cam of a Mountain Lion. I personally have seen a River Otter with a frog in its mouth. I’ve seen a few Bobcats over the years too. I know people that trap Coyotes for fur and he tells me when he first started seeing them back in PA they had ear tags. The theory is the DCNR reintroduced them to keep the deer population under control to help reduce traffic accidents. They deny it of course. There is also a limited population of Elk which you can get a permit to hunt under a lottery system.
Rogue government factions deny any truths, unless it favors their agenda.
Pennsylvania Deer And Their Horns is a great read by Henry W. Shoemaker
u need to get out to Yellowstone was out there 2 yers a go got to see a lot of the animals and yes plz do more like thats
Good video.
We have fisher cats in MD. :)
Realistically as far as reintroduction goes we have to consider we have ten to twenty times more people which has to be managed carefully or we have a double disaster
Within the last 20 years or so some permanent breeding populations of moose have become established in Connecticut. Pennsylvania has far more rural lands so it should be moose territory as well.
The passenger pigeon would breed only when it was in massive flocks, which required huge tracts of forest land, and the clearing of forests for agriculture was its undoing.
Moose have occasionally made their way into PA from New York.
Hey cliff. Did you ever hear about Phillip Tomes? Describes hunting in PA (near pine creek and Jersey Shore PA. I once had a republication of his book……
Philip Tome (1782-1855) was a renowned hunter, adventurer, and early settler in north-central Pennsylvania who served as an interpreter for the Seneca chiefs Cornplanter and Governor Blacksnake for fifteen years. Google Books
Born: March 22, 1782
Died: April 30, 1855, Russell, PA
Books: Pioneer Life; Or, Thirty Years a Hunter. Being Scenes and Adventures in the Life of Philip Tome
Buffalo NY wasnt named for the chicken wings they actually had buffalo
We really saw bobcats over Uniontown pa
I found a fresh road kill Fisher cat in NW Indiana around 1991. Country road, not a mark on the body. I handled this large animal and no mistake what it was. They were never reintroduced to the state, and not seen there since the late 1800’s. You’d be surprised how resilient some animal species can be.
Sad stories
I sae a marten in Tioga county last year. They still exist in PA
Ah they talked about re-introducing the wolf down near valley forge to control a deer. I don’t think baby mamas think that’s a good idea
I’ve found a mountain lion in Susquehanna pa so I’d rather say that they are not at all extinct just lower than normal in population size so more like they are endangered rather than extinct
The Carolina parakeet was pretty much exterminated for its plumage, which was popular in ladies hat fashion at the time. Their closest living relative is the South American Sun Conure. We owned one of those, it was a handful.
In Florida we don’t need a reintroduction program. Coyotes and Black Bears are moving into home developments on their own. Florida Panthers tend to shy away from humans. Gators are….let’s just say…….Gators 😅
I lived in Seminole County (Lake Jesup is the true Gator land)
Town called elkland been there
SAD extinction again n also i feel all forests cutdown to stop winds snow etc. to an extent