Central America is North America! We have leopards and coatamundis fairly common now in Arizona, not native but moving north. Why can't a black leopard move north? Michael Farmer
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 7, 2012, at 3:02 PM, "dorifry" <[email protected]> wrote: > Black panthers are not native to North America. They live in Central and > South America, Asia and Africa. I doubt if the average Joe can tell a > Panthera from a Puma. > > Phil Whitmer > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; "McCartney Taylor" > <[email protected]>; "dorifry" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 2nd Report from Strewnfield in Edgewood Texas > > >> I wouldn't be so quick there, just because "no on has ever CAPTURED or >> KILLED one..." doen't mean they could not be there. There are more exotic >> species of animals in TX than any other state. Why could there not be an >> escaped one? My wife is from TX and has seen one on their land they farmed >> when she was growing up, it was from a defunct circus that turned the >> animals loose. >> >> -- >> Stuart McDaniel >> Lawndale, NC >> IMCA#9052 >> >> http://spacerocks.weebly.com >> http://www.facebook.com/Stuart.McDaniel.No.1 >> >> ---- dorifry <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ============= >> Just to clarify, there are no black panthers (Panthera) living in North >> America. Texas has lots of mountain lions from the Puma genus. Black panther >> sightings are urban legends. >> >> http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_w7000_0232.pdf >> >> >> Phil Whitmer >> Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "McCartney Taylor" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:17 AM >> Subject: [meteorite-list] 2nd Report from Strewnfield in Edgewood Texas >> >> >>> Nothing has been found where the radar data said it might be. Torvald >>> and Donavan have left the zone replaced by Stephen Thompson out of >>> Fredricksburg TX who is an expert on Sonic Boom characteristics. >>> >>> I've been lucky enough to get some media attention to try to motivate >>> the public to assist here is today's interview on TV. This is the 5 TV >>> interview I've given since arriving. >>> >>> http://dfw.cbslocal.com/video/6713580-meteor-hunters-scouring-north-texas/ >>> >>> We spent the day interviewing more witnesses & compiling and extending >>> the range of sonic boom farther to the east to include Wills Point, and >>> southern Lake Tawakanii. >>> >>> We'll do some field samplings tomorrow east of 19. >>> >>> Also as a warning. I've heard from a local that the landowner who owns >>> the land in the north where the upper radar blip is, has gotten very >>> hostile to all outsiders. The local warned me to tell everyone to stay >>> off that property. He thinks the landowner may shoot to wound or maim. >>> So I'd like everyone to take that threat to heart. >>> >>> At this point, we have two new important observations and think the >>> strewnfield to be east of 19 now. >>> At this point, there have been no Z sightings, but the Black Panther >>> remains a constant threat. 5 dogs were killed. Also, the park rangers >>> at the state park warned us that a mountain lion has been spotted in the >>> area. >>> >>> Some sonic boom activity has been traced back to some individual using >>> some kind of reactive explosive that detonates when shot by a bullet. >>> The local police has informed us this has been a bit of a problem for >>> weeks. Consequently, it really screws up our acoustical survey. >>> >>> and a mention and big hand to Dirk Ross, David Gonzales, and Marc Fries >>> for giving us back support. >>> >>> -mccartney taylor & stephen thompson >>> (meteorite hunter) (offical panther bait) >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
