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Mountain Lion Workshop Coming In
May
The Ninth Mountain Lion Workshop will be May 5-8 at the Sun Valley
Resort hosted by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
The theme for the 2008 workshop is "Cougars: Past, Present and Future
Challenges." The keynote speaker will be world-renowned big cat expert
Maurice Hornocker.
The workshop will celebrate the rich history of cougar research with
origins in the Idaho River of No Return Wilderness.
The workshop also will provide a forum for researchers, managers,
academicians, and other mountain lion enthusiasts from across western
North America to exchange recent advances in research and management. This
workshop will promote communication and cooperation among agencies,
organizations and individuals.
The tentative agenda is:
 | Monday, May 5: Evening registration and social.
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| Tuesday, May 6: Registration, opening comments, invited speakers and
technical sessions.
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| Wednesday, May 7: Technical sessions and evening banquet with
keynote speaker.
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| Thursday, May 8: Technical session in morning. Afternoon
birding-waterfowl field trip to Camas Prairie.
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| Friday, May 9: Field tour of Sawtooth wolf area and wolf management
discussions. |
To reserve rooms at the Sun Valley Resort, call 800-786-8259. For
information on a shuttle from the Boise airport to the workshop call
877-622-8267.
For information visit Website at
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/lion/. For more information
contact David Smith
dsmith@idfg.idaho.gov or Steve Nadeau
snadeau@idfg.idaho.gov, or
contact them at 208-334-2920.
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