Williams Lake Backlands Short-listed for Cougar Re-introduction Program

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Williams Lake Backlands Short-listed for Cougar Re-introduction Program

The Williams Lake Backlands may play a crucial role in an exciting wildlife program – the re-introduction of the eastern cougar to central Nova Scotia. Spearheaded by the Cougar Foundation, in consultation with the Maritime Wildlife Federation, the idea for the program came together quickly. Said Richard Painter of the Cougar Federation, “we were looking for suitable habitat, and the federation saw the need for a native predator in the environment”. [Hope you enjoyed our April 1st entertainment. If you haven’t had a chance to donate to the Williams Lake/Purcell’s Cove Backlands Wilderness Park be sure to check out KeepHalifaxWild.ca]

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Buy the Land! Fix the Dam!

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Williams Lake Dam

Our Friends in and about Williams Lake have been working hard to reassemble the Committee addressing Williams Lake water levels (aka Dam Committee) and has issued the following announcement on the Pine Bluff Facebook group’s website. We were invited to include it on our WLCC website which we are happy to do, with thanks to the Pine Bluff folks for their continued work.

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