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.
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).