Posted on 11/09/2008 9:30:17 AM PST by george76
Early last week a mountain lion snatched a familys dog from their yard and killed it...in the Village of Oak Creek.
The dog, approximately 12 pounds, was in the yard with the familys other two dogs when the mountain lion attacked...
Arizona Game and Fish Spokesman Zenon Mocarski said a game warden was called to the scene and determined the attacking animal was in fact a mountain lion.
Its pretty easy to distinguish between a mountain lion and a coyote, ... Since the attack... neighbor came over and told her to keep her children inside because the mountain lion was spotted in a yard a few doors down.
Hayden said she and her family love the wildlife; shes simply concerned about the safety of the many children who play in the neighborhood.
Its always been considered a safe place, ...
The mountain lion also seems to be unafraid of humans...
Its a magnificent animal but its hitting a little too close to home,
(Excerpt) Read more at redrocknews.com ...
My neighbor called me the other day. She wanted to hear the sound we recorded of what we feel is a cougar. She said her windows were open the other night and at about 4 a.m. she heard a sound that made the hair on the back of her neck stand up.
Thanks.
Lived in Cottonwood 20 years! I sure do miss the Verde Valley. But our son lives in Cornville. I’d better mention this post to him - he has goats.
You guys can ridicule Sedona all you want - I live here - and mountain lions, bob cats, coyotes, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, scorpions do too.
A mountain lion suns himself in the mountains just a half mile from my home. A bobcat broke into a neighbors home (through a screen) and was captured by Animal Control - found to have rabies. The javelina are rampant - looking for food, and they aren’t happy campers.
Look up mountain lion facts on google. You will find over two million posts. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-lion.html
Do not ridicule Sedona. We do the best we can to live with the environment. (And, sometimes, it ain’t easy.)
I love Sedona. I just dont like the hippy dippys
I get pissed. $500 bucks if I walk off the trail, but deer run rampant destroying the delicate desert soil. Pumas can roam at will but I cant....
Bullocks
I don’t either, my - but the rewards here are much more abundant than the negatives. (Maybe you would like to visit Montana or Wyoming?)
been there done that.
Sierra Vista was much to my liking.
They are over the top in Sedona.
Can I meet you at Zack’s Eatin place in Prescott?
Of course. No incense, pyramids or fortune tellers. LOL
Personally, I have lived here for 16+ years, and have never been to a psychic or fortune teller. But, I sure do love the beauty of the red rocks and the incredible colors of fall. IMHO - there is not a more beautiful place in this world to live.
It is pretty. but the neighbors! the hippy nieghbors
When I lived in AZ a 4 yr old came running in...”mommy mommy”
There was a cougar in the tree in the backyard in tucson proper.
Oh the critters dont bug me, but the people that think that cat has rights over that kid bug me big time.
Sorry you took offense yorkie. I’ve never had the pleasure of visiting Sedona but know it through O’Keefe’s paintings and her life story.
My favorite place in the world to be in April is the desert southwest. You are fortunate to live among such grandeur. ;D
My opinion is that we need MORE people like in Sedona. Then, perhaps, we could turn the prevailing mindset around.
Best wishes to you in God's country.
What did I say that sounded like I ridiculed Sedona?
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