To: jazusamo
“The reason for the increase in attacks and sightings in California is absolutely clear. Estimates of the current population of mountain lions in California are around 5,000 to 6,000, which is probably not far off from what it was prior to the human devastation of their population.”
Source: http://tchester.org/sgm/lists/lion_attacks.html
Cougers are far from being vanished.
12 posted on
05/02/2008 11:32:46 AM PDT by
kennyboy509
(Ha! I kill me!)
To: kennyboy509
Cougars are far from being vanished.Correct, and with them being protected in CA I would think their numbers are increasing.
13 posted on
05/02/2008 11:45:51 AM PDT by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
To: kennyboy509; jazusamo
“The reason for the increase in attacks and sightings in California is absolutely clear. Estimates of the current population of mountain lions in California are around 5,000 to 6,000, which is probably not far off from what it was prior to the human devastation of their population.”According the California Department of Fish & Game, there are a lot more lions than that. They estimate that there are now some 15,000 to 20,000 lions in California.
15 posted on
05/02/2008 11:55:41 AM PDT by
Inyo-Mono
(If you don't want people to get your goat, don't tell them where it's tied.)
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