Wildlife of the Area

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  The large mammals listed to the left as subtopics are those that have generally interested visitors to the Star Lake area. However, this list is arbitrary. Other animals in the area (about which there is information to share) include:

  Cougars: In 2010 DNA tests have shown that recent sitings (or confirmed signs) of cougars in Wisconsin reflect four separate animals--one of which was killed later in the Chicago area. These are young males seeking new territory, probably originating in the Black Hills. There is no evidence of breeding in Wisconsin. The last known cougar native to Wisconsin was killed about 1908. ["DNA Proves..."]

  Charles P. Forbes

  October 1, 2010
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  Minor References

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  • Bats of Wisconsin
• Images
• Documents
  • Bats: The Ultimate Mosquito Repellent
  • Big Brown Bat
  • Bobcat
  • Cave Drama, Keeping Wisconsin Bats Healthy
  • Coyote
  • Ecological Indian, Myth and History, The
  • Erwin Bauer's Predators of North America
  • Evening Bat Marks Dawn of New Era in Wisconsin
  • Gray Squirrel
  • He's Stuck on 'Quill Pigs'
  • Howl Over Coyotes, A
  • Island-Hopping Martens a Happy Mystery
  • Little Brown Bat
  • Opossum
  • Partners News
  • Racing Deadly fungus to Save Nation's Bats; Researchers in Wisconsin Are Working to Protect the Lowly but Important Bat from a Rapidly Spreading Disease
  • Red Fox
  • Report on Research at The University of Wisconsin Into the Renewable Resources of Field, Forest, Lake and Stream, A
  • Respect the [Bat] Night Patrol
  • Rethinking the River
  • River Otter
  • Still at Home in the Badger State
  • Vacationer gets rabies shots after otter attack; Austrian woman says she was bitten while swimming in a Wisconsin lake
  • Wild Goose Marsh, Horicon Stopover
  • You Otter Read This!
• Miscellany