Female Cougar Dies from Pneumonic Plague in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

The powers-that-be say that it is fairly common for wood creatures to contract the plague from rodents. Nevertheless, the alleged stories about the pneumonic plague from the Ukraine have me on high alert for anything relating to the plague whatsoever. It is being reported that a cougar (also known as a mountain lion or a puma) has died of the plague in Grand Teton National Park.

[Grand Teton’s senior wildlife biologist, Steve] Cain said the dead cat was found at the southern end of Grand Teton National Park near the base of the Tetons...

Researchers later confirmed that the cat died of plague. Counting F13, at least five cougars have died of plague in the Greater Yellowstone Area in recent years. In the summer of 2008, a Boy Scout contracted the disease during a visit to Jackson Hole and later recovered. The disease is naturally occurring in the region, and researchers say the bacteria does not pose much of a threat to the overall cougar population.

Source: Jackson Hole News & Guide