[cuz1961]

Continued:

... “There are certainly a lot of stories out there of people that successfully were able to fight the mountain lion off.”...remember: mountain lion attacks — especially fatal ones — are extremely rare....

/

The contradictions she made in writing this I'm sure never even occurred to her or her editor.

[discostu]

On the hiking trail?! I saw one in the alley behind my house. Life in Tucson. Luckily he was walking away from me and all was well. But it was a funny morning to go out in the alley and think “oh that’s a big cat” and then take a closer look and realize no no that is a Big Cat (tm).

[Carry_Okie]

“It’s really important to keep your pets inside.”...That goes for outdoor cats and unsupervised dogs in yards as well as livestock ...“Mountain lions will come up and eat cat food off of people’s porches,” Smith said.

Allow me to interpret her: 'I want your property to be a mountain lion playground' I want no accountability for what they might do so don't let your children play in your backyard. Your property is mine, all mine!'

[V_TWIN]

“And while she had fears, “he was not a threat,” she said”

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Oh really? That’s what Timothy Treadwell thought.

[PGR88]

nothing about how to defend oneself, except “hold up your backpack.” That’s so SF Liberal.

[minnesota_bound]

What To Do If You See A Mountain Lion While Hiking in the Bay Area?

Run faster then your hiking buddy...

[Magnum44]

And while she had fears, “he was not a threat,” she said. ..

[cuz1961]

there have been only 26 total verified mountain lion attacks on humans in Calif. — and four deaths.

/

Only ?

Keep livestock inside ?

If they are no danger why should we keep our pets and livestock indoors and put our packs above our heads or pick up our children ?

She says they are coming onto porches but says they avoid us ?

That more and more coming into bay area ?

Co exist ?

/

These folks are seriously confused .

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember when California banned the hunting of mountain lions. Now they seem to be everywhere. Reminds me of an old lament from the middle Ages modernized,

I raise sheep, the Mountain lions kill them.
When I defend my sheep I am arrested,
Because a GREAT MAN who is above raising sheep,
Would be in need of Mountain Lions.

[dynachrome]

“Throw your least liked child at it and run!”

[rktman]

...And while she had fears, “he was not a threat,” she said. Fookin’ idjit!

[Red Badger]

Ask what its pronouns are? Ask if it's Vegan? Ask if it's LGBTQ+?

[delchiante]

If there is an area that I’d root for the Mountain Lions, it’s the Schiff filled Bay Area.

[Billthedrill]

Uh huh. “We can live with them. They’re not after us. Just our dogs, cats, and kids. The best thing to do is cower inside and hope they go away.” Great advice, but I’ll stick with Mr. Mossberg.

[x]

“It’s really important to keep your pets inside.”

Don’t be silly. You won’t have to run faster than the mountain lion. You’ll just have to run faster than your pets.

[fidelis]

...And while she had fears, “he was not a threat,” she said.

Famous last words.

Any species that has the capability and shown the willingness and ability to eat my species is indeed a threat to me.

[Political Junkie Too]

Just remember one thing:

In California, the mountain lion is a protected species and you are not.

-PJ

[tired&retired]

Lot’s of old cougars in the Bay area.

[gitmo]

I used to encounter Mountain Lions in Western NC quite often.

[glennaro]

I responded to KQED ("Public" television in SF):
"I got news for the denizens of the Bay Area ... we have mountain lions and other dangerous critters out this way, too .... and not limited to just Gavin Newsom."

I expect -- and hope -- that didn't go over too well there.

[Eli Kopter]

California? Try to reason with it because rocks won’t work and guns are outlawed.