Third orphaned cougar kitten found in Mason County | Urban Wildlife

A third orphaned cougar kitten has been found in Mason County.

Wildlife officer Bryan Murphie found the kitten near where a deer hunter admits he saw them, saw their mother, then shot and killed her.

Two other cubs were rescued earlier. The kittens are too young to survive on their own.

The Nashville Zoo is adopting the first two, and this third kitten is bound for the Houston Zoo.

The hunter was cited and will have to pay a fine after another hunter turned the man in, scooping up a kitten and calling wildlife agents.

Agents used a Karelian Bear Dog to track down the den and the second cub.

Officers believe there may be a fourth kitten still alive.

Kittens will starve in the wild without the milk they would normally have from their mother for another couple months.