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	Sight of the Phoenix Cougar almost ready for first public viewing


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The cougar on loan to the Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo will soon be moved to an area for public viewing, Zoo Director Scott Gregory said.

Phoenix, an 11-year-old cougar that was rescued from the exotic pet trade when he was about 2 weeks old, now belongs to Texas-based Panthera Research. The animal is on loan to the local zoo for about a year, while Panthera Research works on developing an exotic animal refuge that will become its permanent home.

Great Bend was recommended as the temporary home for the cougar by the State of Kansas Wildlife Division and by the ...

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