“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.
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.