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Posted on 03/31/2009 7:46:16 AM PDT by george76
A mountain lion was tranquilized and relocated by the state Division of Wildlife after killing a small dog in Boulder's Highland Park ...
The lion killed a "white, fluffy dog" ...
Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said the lion, a 10-month-old male, was moved to a remote location. She said the lion had previously been tagged ...
On Sunday, part of a Chautauqua Park trail was closed after hikers spotted a mountain lion in the trees...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycamera.com ...
Catch and Release by
Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill
What is wrong with these bambi-fags.
“you need to euthanize, not tranquilize”
Why should they, if they can relocate it?
this cat has been proved to not fear humans and human settlements.
the best way to keep cougars fear of humans is to hunt them with dogs...you then take enough of them to keep a viable population but not enough to threaten humans.
in areas where they are hunted, they do not attack humans as much and stay away from populated areas.
regulated Mt Lion hunting is a conservation main stay, and works in areas where emotions don't rule the conservation departments.
Catch and Release is for trout not mountain lions She is such a dim bulb.
Ditto bears!
Well, not exactly. It's been proven not to fear small fluffy white dogs. Different thing.
in areas where they are hunted, they do not attack humans as much and stay away from populated areas. regulated Mt Lion hunting is a conservation main stay, and works in areas where emotions don't rule the conservation departments.
I have nothing against hunting cats, provided that appropriate hounds are used. I just think it's a good thing to relocate the cat to someplace where he can have a job managing the size of burgeoning deer herds.
We have cougar near where I live, in the suburbs of Washington DC. The local parks authority denies it, of course. That's fine with me. We are overrun with deer and I appreciate every one the cat eats. I don't want the cats shot or removed unless they get obnoxious/dangerous to humans. As long as they have a supply of deer to eat, that's unlikely to happen (though my horse does sleep inside at night now).
Did they read the lion it’s rights? I think relocating a mountain lion might be a violation of the Geneva convention.
there are no cats east of the Mississippi except for Florida.
There are rumors of some cats coming in from Canada to places like Northern Maine, New Hampshire etc.
Unless someones cougar pet got lose near DC, I cant see that being a real cougar situation.
Because it's a predator animal that has lost fear of humans and has a good possibility of returning to settled areas and kill more dogs and maybe a human.
Wrong.
Unless fluffy was a stray, I’m sure it was covered in human scent and human household scents.
That cat has lost all fear of humans. It killed that dog on the owners deck. Looking at the Google map that area is well populated’
“The dog’s owner, who didn’t want to give her name, said her dog, an American Eskimo miniature, was attacked on their deck. She said she tried unsuccessfully to scare the lion to get it to drop her dog.”
Doesn’t sound fearful of humans to me.
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“Because it’s a predator animal that has lost fear of humans”
It’s only 10months old.
If you’re going to live an area with wild animals as neighbors, you have to be smart about it or move.
The city of Boulder should move?
In Oregon they outlawed hunting with dogs in the early 90’s. Since then the population has exploded. Some are taken randomly hunting other species, but not enough. Now, the state pays to have problem cougars hunted with professional hunter with dogs, with limited results. Dogs and cats have been eaten by cougars in this area. They have little fear of humans. Several years ago, a lady entered her kitchen only to see a cougar with her house cat in his jaws. When she let out a blood curdling scream the cougar dropped the cat and pounces out the door. These urban cougars are usually young males, and are trying to establish their territory. They end up in populated areas, as all other areas already have been taken. If they release this cougar in Colorado in an area that already been claimed, he will be back eating Fluffies in no time.
I’m familiar with Boulder.
If you live close to the foothills, you know there’s a fairly good chance of bear or cougar encounters. Most people are willing to accept it in order to live there.
That’s their choice.
“I’m familiar with Boulder.
If you live close to the foothills, you know there’s a fairly good chance of bear or cougar encounters. Most people are willing to accept it in order to live there.
That’s their choice.”
Well then why trap and move the animal at all.
And if a wild predator loses his fear of humans, he needs to be put down. If we have to be careful on our part, they need to be careful on their part.
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