Posted on 06/21/2007 10:35:29 AM PDT by george76
A portion of a park in Ventura was closed for a week after several mountain lion sightings.
A mountain lion was spotted in the hills next to faculty condominiums on Pepperdine University campus last week, feasting on a freshly killed deer.
"A resident contacted us when he saw the mountain lion," Monica Loeffler, spokeswoman for the property management office at Pepperdine, said. "It was right near the Drescher condos below Via de la Casa and above the play structure on Mariposa."
there have been a couple of high-profile cases in California in recent years. A cyclist was killed by a mountain lion and partially buried in Orange County in 2004 and a woman was attacked nearby later the same day by the same animal. She survived the attack.
In January of this year, a mountain lion attacked a couple who were hiking north of Eureka, severely injuring the husband, and was finally driven away by his log-wielding wife.
Morse said mountain lions are found all over California, particularly wherever deer are common. "Don't go hiking alone," Morse advised, "And if you come across a mountain lion, don't run away or it will key his pursuit instincts. Just face him, make yourself as big as possible, yell, throw rocks and wave your arms."
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I always hike with a fat friend who is slower than I am.
So a “cougar” ate a deer at Pepperdine.
Funny...I expected that most of the attractive mature women in Malibu would be vegans!
Good plan :
always hike with a fat friend who is slower
LOL! It gives new meaning to survival of the fittest.
Looks like CDF&W better get in the act, this cougar is just a little too close to humans.
Thanks for the ping.
My neighbors and I would pay to transport this cougar up to our area to feast on the coastal deer, aka ravenous rats with holves.
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