Feed for Recent Questions about Animals/Wildlife on MaybeNowhttp://www.maybenow.com/Recent-Questions-For-Animals-Wildlife-c95p1http://www.maybenow.com/Cardinal-q4324316http://www.maybenow.com/Cardinal-q4324316I ahve a cardinal tapping on my bedroom window every morning at 7am for about a month.  How do I discourage the bird? Thanks. Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:20:00 GMThttp://www.maybenow.com/hai-q23975008http://www.maybenow.com/hai-q23975008can u speak tagalog or bisaya?can u do it?http://www.maybenow.com/big-cat-sightings-q4327847http://www.maybenow.com/big-cat-sightings-q4327847QUESTION: Dana Krempels, At my house there have been strange noises in my woods that sound like a big cat roaring. If there are big cats in Georgia, where would they be? And if there were sightings in Georgia, how many?                                Sincerely,                                                                         Hannah ANSWER: Dear Hannah, The only big cat that is still native to your area would be a bobcat, and they're not particularly large.  Cougars were present in Georgia historically, but have been hunted out of the area and now don't generally occur east of the Rockies in any great numbers. If you are sure this is a big cat roaring (and there are many things that can sound similar), then I'd wonder if someone local has a "pet" big cat, or whether some unkind person may have "dumped" an unwanted big cat in the area to fend for itself. If you're concerned, contact your local Fish and Wildlife office (Google "Wildlife" and your area of Georgia) and ask them if they have gotten any reports of big cat sightings, or whether they can tell you what the calls might be. I hope that helps get you started. Dana ---------- FOLLOW-UP ---------- QUESTION:  Dana Kremples,     Whatever this cat was it ate my domestic cat. My dad swears he saw a cat that he saw a short cat, with a very long tail, that was black. What could it possibly be?                           Sicerely,                                    Hannah ANSWER: Dear Hannah, Oh, that's horrible.  I'm so sorry about the loss of your cat. Your description makes this sound like a fisher cat, a large mustelid (member of the weasel family).  This animal is extremely aggressive, and has been known to eat household pets.  But the weird thing is:  there are not supposed to be any fishers in Georgia.  They're pretty much restricted to coniferous forests from New England/Appalachia to the Sierra Nevada. I suppose it's possible that they are expanding their territory.  But I would check with your local Fish and Wildlife Department to find out if any fishers have been sighted or reported in your area. Dana ---------- FOLLOW-UP ---------- QUESTION: The DNR came out on Saturday and determined by the way our cat was attacked that it was a bobcat. He was attacked by the neck and a perfect circle was eaten out of the center. According to the other people, bobcat sounds have been heard for sometime and now, other small animals are missing. We have also seen less squirrels than usual. Could bobcats be migrating to this area? We currently have hired a trapper. Do you have any other thoughts or suggestions as to what this could be? Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:27:00 GMT