Child, 4, bitten by mountain lion while hiking with family at popular national park

Metro (U.K.) ^ | July 22, 2025 | Jessica Kwong

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Then the moose keep the MLs away!

[Inyo-Mono]

The agency advises anyone who encounters a cougar to make themselves appear large and throw stones or branches, and never run past one or crouch down because those are behaviors of prey.

How is a child supposed to make themselves appear large?

[DouglasKC]

This is the reason we killed them on sight.

[quilterdebbie]

Right!

[tumblindice]

A moose once bit my sister.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Wear fake eyes on the back of your hat.

[Fireone]

I’ve seen many on game cameras in MN, but the MNDNR refuses to admit it.
They say there are none residing in MN. We all know better, but why would they deny it?

[Bigg Red]

FTA: ... a child walking with their family....

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It’s not “their family,” you moron: it’s “his” or “her” family. The possessive pronoun “their” is plural, and this story is about a single child.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Even WA County Parks. This is from the Dishman Hills Conservation Area - Iller Creek Unit (a few miles SE of Spokane) a couple weeks ago. It was 92 degrees and I was by myself, so I called it quits after a half mile.

[Veto!]

..............”If they weren’t so small, you would have to be wary they might decide to eat you”

My cat, Daisy, who weighs 8 lbs, bites me every day and would eat me if she could. Vet said she’s a Tr-colored Tabby, very smart and very fierce.

[from occupied ga]

Your cat wants to kill you

[Mr Rogers]

I carry a Glock 27 when hiking in cougar country. Saguaro NP has signs warning of them.

[minnesota_bound]

The #1 way to stop mountain lions from attacking is to stop using children as bait.... 🦁

[whitney69]

The signs are good, but dealing with the public and getting their attention is an art. The animal they ultimately had to put down was collared with a tracking device. They put the device on them to know where they are. If that warning device, and that’s all it is pertaining to the public, is not going to be utilized for the overall protection of the people and the animals, then why use it and lead the public to believe it is being used to know where the animal is when it is not going to be manipulated for the public? Waste of time, money, and dangerous for people and animals.

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