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[pct-l] Cat stove



Catch one of these kitties, and there's another benefit: You get a GPS
collar that can then be used to track your progress along the PCT. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharon & Chuck Chelin
> 
> A PCT hiker who wishes to try their Cat Stove on a real cat 
> neen not pass near suburban areas to do so.  According to the 
> following text from Yahoo News, you may find the large, 
> industrial-size product near the trail.  Bring your big pot, 
> and a few extra jugs of HEET.
> 
> Steel-Eye
> 
> =============================
> U.S. National - AP
> 
> 4 Apr 04
> 
> Study: Mountain Lions Living Stealthily
> 
> By SETH HETTENA, Associated Press Writer
> 
> CUYAMACA RANCHO STATE PARK, Calif. - New technology is giving 
> scientists a window into the life of the mountain lion, a 
> hunter so stealthy that the American Indians called it "the 
> ghost of the Rockies."  The results are surprising 
> researchers - the big cats are not as leery of urban settings 
> as had been thought, and they don't necessarily develop an 
> appetite for domestic livestock.
> 
> For the past three years, 20 lions in and around San Diego 
> County's Cuyamaca Rancho State Park were outfitted with 
> $5,000 Global Positioning System collars that allowed 
> researchers to trace their nocturnal travels. The collars' 
> signals showed that mountain lions - also known as cougars or 
> pumas - were crossing busy highways and just skirting 
> clusters of homes.