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).
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.
Wrong.
Unless fluffy was a stray, I’m sure it was covered in human scent and human household scents.