Dangerous wildlife incidents WA state 2014

[Dave @ Oware]

Had no idea there were so many. Just one state, one year. Links to each one at this link.

http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/living/dangerous/reports/index.php?species=&county=&year=2014

November 4, 2014 – Dryden, Chelan County (Cougar)
November 3, 2014 – Bow, Skagit County (Cougar)
October 31, 2014 – Hoodsport, Mason County (Cougar)
October 30, 2014 – Colville, Stevens County (Wolf)
October 20, 2014 – Mead, Spokane County (Cougar)
October 16, 2014 – Bingen, Klickitat County (Cougar)
October 12, 2014 – Paulsbo, Kitsap County (Cougar)
October 8, 2014 – Peshastin, Chelan County (Cougar)
October 6, 2014 – Duvall, King County (Cougar)
October 4, 2014 – Ione, Pend Oreille County (Wolf)
October 1, 2014 – Deer Park, Spokane County (Cougar)
September 24, 2014 – Chattaroy, Spokane County (Cougar)
September 22, 2014 – Oroville, Okanogan County (Cougar)
September 21, 2014 – Montesano, Grays Harbor County (Cougar)
September 21, 2014 – Ellensburg, Kittitas County (Cougar)
September 18, 2014 – Newman Lake, Spokane County (Cougar)
September 16, 2014 – Newport, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
September 11, 2014 – Peshastin, Chelan County (Cougar)
September 10, 2014 – Republic, Ferry County (Cougar)
September 9, 2014 – Kettle Falls, Stevens County (Cougar)
September 6, 2014 – Selah, Yakima County (Cougar)
September 6, 2014 – Tonasket, Okanogan County (Cougar)
September 4, 2014 – Northport, Stevens County (Cougar)
September 4, 2014 – Tonasket, Okanogan County (Cougar)
August 31, 2014 – Oroville, Okanogan County (Cougar)
August 31, 2014 – Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County (Cougar)
August 26, 2014 – Ione, Pend Oreille County (Wolf)
August 25, 2014 – Leavenworth, Chelan County (Cougar)
August 25, 2014 – Colville, Stevens County (Cougar)
August 23, 2014 – Ione, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
August 22, 2014 – Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
August 21, 2014 – Davenport, Lincoln County (Cougar)
August 20, 2014 – Pateros, Okanogan County (Cougar)
August 19, 2014 – Chelan, Okanogan County (Cougar)
August 19, 2014 – Elma, Grays Harbor County (Cougar)
August 17, 2014 – Kettle Falls, Stevens County (Cougar)
August 17, 2014 – Brewster, Okanogan County (Cougar)
August 16, 2014 – Valley, Stevens County (Cougar)
August 15, 2014 – Cashmere, Chelan County (Cougar)
August 15, 2014 – Chewelah, Stevens County (Cougar)
August 14, 2014 – Colville, Stevens County (Cougar)
August 13, 2014 – Davenport, Lincoln County (Cougar)
August 11, 2014 – Newport, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
August 9, 2014 – Goldendale, Klickitat County (Cougar)
August 9, 2014 – Ione, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
August 7, 2014 – Battleground, Clark County (Cougar)
August 7, 2014 – Wenatchee, Chelan County (Cougar)
August 2, 2014 – Curlew, Ferry County (Cougar)
August 1, 2014 – Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
July 31, 2014 – Ellensburg, Kittitas County (Cougar)
July 29, 2014 – Loon Lake, Stevens County (Cougar)
July 24, 2014 – Elk, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
July 22, 2014 – Cusick, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
July 21, 2014 – Colville, Stevens County (Cougar)
July 19, 2014 – Ione, Pend Oreille County (Wolf)
July 13, 2014 – Cashmere, Chelan County (Cougar)
July 9, 2014 – Elma, Grays Harbor County (Cougar)
July 7, 2014 – Kettle Falls, Stevens County (Cougar)
July 6, 2014 – Spokane, Spokane County (Cougar)
July 4, 2014 – Newman Lake, Spokane County (Cougar)
July 1, 2014 – Republic, Ferry County (Cougar)
June 27, 2014 – Medical Lake, Spokane County (Cougar)
June 24, 2014 – Okanogan, Okanogan County (Cougar)
June 24, 2014 – Ione, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
June 20, 2014 – Kent, King County (Cougar)
June 19, 2014 – Colville, Stevens County (Cougar)
June 15, 2014 – Colville, Stevens County (Cougar)
June 10, 2014 – Newport, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
June 6, 2014 – Stevenson, Skamania County (Cougar)
June 4, 2014 – Northport, Stevens County (Cougar)
June 2, 2014 – Clallam Bay, Clallam County (Cougar)
June 1, 2014 – Gig Harbor, Pierce County (Cougar)
May 31, 2014 – Lyle, Klickitat County (Cougar)
May 31, 2014 – White Salmon, Klickitat County (Cougar)
May 30, 2014 – Dryden, Chelan County (Cougar)
May 26, 2014 – Black Diamond, King County (Cougar)
May 24, 2014 – Yakima, Yakima County (Cougar)
May 15, 2014 – Home Valley, Skamania County (Cougar)
May 14, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Cougar)
May 14, 2014 – Malott, Okanogan County (Cougar)
May 14, 2014 – Ellensburg, Kittitas County (Cougar)
May 9, 2014 – Maple Falls, Whatcom County (Cougar)
May 3, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Cougar)
May 1, 2014 – Tonasket, Okanogan County (Cougar)
April 28, 2014 – Ione, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
April 26, 2014 – Montesano, Grays Harbor County (Cougar)
April 26, 2014 – Dayton, Columbia County (Cougar)
April 21, 2014 – Republic, Ferry County (Cougar)
April 21, 2014 – Newport, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
April 21, 2014 – Usk, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
April 21, 2014 – Mead, Spokane County (Cougar)
April 18, 2014 – Valley, Stevens County (Cougar)
April 17, 2014 – Republic, Ferry County (Cougar)
April 14, 2014 – Republic, Ferry County (Cougar)
April 13, 2014 – Kettle Falls, Stevens County (Cougar)
April 6, 2014 – Kettle Falls, Stevens County (Cougar)
April 4, 2014 – Tonasket, Okanogan County (Cougar)
April 4, 2014 – Bow, Skagit County (Cougar)
April 1, 2014 – Issaquah, King County (Cougar)
March 30, 2014 – Port Angeles, Clallam County (Cougar)
March 29, 2014 – Randle, Lewis County (Cougar)
March 18, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Wolf)
March 15, 2014 – Pomeroy, Garfield County (Cougar)
March 13, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Wolf)
March 10, 2014 – Port Angeles, Clallam County (Cougar)
March 8, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
March 7, 2014 – Battleground, Clark County (Cougar)
March 5, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Cougar)
March 3, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Cougar)
March 3, 2014 – Leavenworth, Chelan County (Cougar)
March 2, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
February 27, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Cougar)
February 26, 2014 – Colville, Stevens County (Cougar)
February 24, 2014 – Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
February 22, 2014 – Brewster, Okanogan County (Cougar)
February 20, 2014 – Cusick, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
February 20, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Cougar)
February 19, 2014 – Walla Walla, Walla Walla County (Cougar)
February 19, 2014 – Chewelah, Stevens County (Cougar)
February 17, 2014 – Cle Elum, Kittitas County (Cougar)
February 14, 2014 – Cle Elum, Kittitas County (Cougar)
February 7, 2014 – Republic, Ferry County (Cougar)
February 4, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
February 3, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
February 3, 2014 – Ellensburg, Kittitas County (Cougar)
February 2, 2014 – Ione, Pend Oreille County (Cougar)
January 31, 2014 – Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County (Cougar)
January 30, 2014 – Okanogan, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 30, 2014 – Waitsburg, Walla Walla County (Cougar)
January 28, 2014 – Leavenworth, Chelan County (Cougar)
January 27, 2014 – Northport, Stevens County (Cougar)
January 26, 2014 – Leavenworth, Chelan County (Cougar)
January 23, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 22, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 22, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 18, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 17, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 17, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 16, 2014 – Twisp, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 15, 2014 – Addy, Stevens County (Cougar)
January 14, 2014 – Naches, Yakima County (Cougar)
January 11, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 6, 2014 – Winthrop, Okanogan County (Cougar)
January 5, 2014 – Chewelah, Stevens County (Wolf)
January 3, 2014 – Mazama, Okanogan County (Cougar)

[Sharon J.]

"The department shall post on its internet web site all reported predatory wildlife interactions, including reported human safety confrontations or sightings as well as the known details of reported depredations by predatory wildlife on humans, pets, or livestock, within ten days of receiving the report. "

A random sampling of about a dozen of these showed two sightings, and the rest were livestock attacks. Did you find any that were 'human safety confrontations'?

[Dave @ Oware]

http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/living/dangerous/reports/report.php?id=1579
was the first one I saw.

There have been a couple of State biologists both that have pepper sprayed or shot cougars coming for them more than one time, but i didn't take the time to sort through all the reports. Seems like dogs and livestock make up the bulk of the reports of attacks.

They don't have a category for black bear, tho there have been a few attacks by them in recent years.

[Anonymous]

" Seems like dogs and livestock make up the bulk of the reports of attacks."

There have been a couple of close call incidents in King County that I know of personally, but they were not recent, and did not make the news. It's bound to happen as humans increasingly push into cougar habitat.

Does the report include Cougar attacks on Huskies?

[James Couch]

What I find interesting in this list, is that for all the concern backpackers have about bears there is not a single bear encounter listed! (No bear encounters, or just none reported?)

[Anonymous]

"What I find interesting in this list, is that for all the concern backpackers have about bears there is not a single bear encounter listed!"

I think it's more of an issue over in Olympic NP, to the point where canisters are now required. Also up in the North Cascades, to a lesser degree, or so I hear.

"(No bear encounters, or just none reported?)" I suspect the latter, based on anecdotal evidence from friends who have had run ins with bears, although nothing that has required a change of undies. People see them frequently, but usually the bear is in a big hurry to exit the area.

[Anonymous]

I hardly would call older single women with a hankering for younger men, dangerous! Only dangerous, and they only attack, if you act da fool around them one too many times.

Apparently those Cougars up in WA don't mess around when dealing with those fool, younger men. Must be something to do with the lack of sunlight increasing crankiness or something? Moral of the story, don't act da fool around cougars in WA.

[J-L]

That is surprising to me. It seems like a cougar kills a dog once every week or two in Washington. And a sheep or goat even more frequently. I found one report at the link about a "mushroom hunter" who was stalked by a cougar which only left after being fired at multiple times. Mountain lions sure don't seem to view humans as a threat. I didn't even know Washington had that many mountain lions.

This one was also interesting : "RP ADVISES HE SAW A COUGAR WITHIN 100 YARDS OF HIS HOUSE, JUST OFF THE DRIVEWAY. HE FIRED TWO SHOTGUN BLASTS OVER THE COUGAR'S HEAD AND THE COUGAR REPORTEDLY JUST STOOD THERE."

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