[RepoGirl]

Thankfully, here in Florida--we don't have mountain lions. We do have panthers, though. Don't know if there have been any attacks on humans, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were.

I love animals. But large predator animals, no matter how 'endangered' need to go. Especially gators--not a big problem in the mountains, of course ;-)--but they're EVERYWHERE here. Make 'em all into ugly shoes and handbags and then destroy the DNA. They should have died with all the rest of the dinos.

[depenzz]

If my memory serves me right, those panthers are just a sub species of the mountain lion. (I believe they have a slight crook in their tails, you know, like they got it caught in the screen door) Do you know, have they trained those "panthers" in the everglades to cross Alligator Alley through the "under the road tunnels" they made for them?

[HairOfTheDog]

I love animals. But large predator animals, no matter how 'endangered' need to go.

As long as there are wrong opinions like yours on one end of the spectrum, there will be wrong opinions on the other end. Elimination of cougars and other predators would be just as wrong as demanding cougars are never hunted or controlled. The right answer is something in the middle. A healthy population of sport hunters, and a healthy population of cougars who are regularly pursued. The ones who survive, remain wary. And that's the way it should be.

[depenzz]

If my memory serves me right, those panthers are just a sub species of the mountain lion. (I believe they have a slight crook in their tails, you know, like they got it caught in the screen door) Do you know, have they trained those "panthers" in the everglades to cross Alligator Alley through the "under the road tunnels" they made for them?