Wildcat Resources Ltd. (Canada)

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I have seen mountain lions in Northern Ontario. They are called Cougar here. The last encounters of any number were in the 1930's although there have been several sightings since the 1970's. It is known that they are coming back as there have been sightings in the Kenora and Red Lake area. They were once common all across middle Canada from BC to New Brunswick. For no apparent reason they seemed to die out except for BC, but in the past 25 years they have been making a comeback in many areas. Ordinarily cats are very shy, so they were never commonly seen anyway. The occasional sighting often goes unreported in Ontario. Feral Cats that are descended from house cats are known to exist in the bush, even in very cold Northern Ontario. Fairly common as well are wild dog packs. Wild dogs are more savage than wolves and will kill game for the sake of killing. There are some packs near Temagami.

I have seen Timberwolf often in Ontario and Northern Sasktachewan. They have mostly white or cream coloured fur, and the animal is larger than a German Sheperd. They show no fear of man, and will never run from beeing seen unless surprised headlong. Most wolf sightings from Toronto to Moosonee are brush wolf, cross fox, or fox-wolf cross, or coyote.

Truly rare sightings are Ivory Billed Woodpeckers, Eastern Cormorants and Eastern Cuckoos. The Red Wolf is now endangered in Ontario where it was once common in middle and Northern Ontario. Water snakes, once common in Southern Ontario (Water Moccasin) may be dying out because of river pollution in the St. Lawrence and related systems.

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