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Mountain Lion Attack
- Thread starter Mr Pecker
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That's a bummer for both the men and the cat. I've been running every week on a kind of remote trail (no one around on week days). Look at the home page of the park-
www.nps.gov
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
The Santa Monica Mountains offer easy access to surprisingly wild places. Experience the famous beaches of Malibu or explore more than 500 miles of trails. The park abounds with historical and cultural sites, from old movie ranches to Native American centers. What will you and your family discover?
www.nps.gov
“If you make yourself look big and scary they will almost always turn and run.”
"Almost Always" then there is that one asshole.............
"Almost Always" then there is that one asshole.............
i'm glad the lion ate some moron (probly some environmental fairy from sf if not armed. isn't nature beautiful!). i wish mountain lions travelled in packs, killing and eating idiot hikers (look at me! i'm walking on a trail!) by the thousands. i would be especially happy if they surplus killed the human scum, letting bodies waste and rot under the indifferent sky. then i wish gangs of mountain lions entered city limits, killing and eating everything in their path, especially dumb small yapper dogs
then i wish the gangs of mtn lions dispersed back to rural areas, waiting until the better armed country folk fell fast asleep, jumping thru their bedroom windows to kill them with a vicious bite to teh neck. after the earth is depopulated i wish the mtn lions get indigestion and die
then i wish the gangs of mtn lions dispersed back to rural areas, waiting until the better armed country folk fell fast asleep, jumping thru their bedroom windows to kill them with a vicious bite to teh neck. after the earth is depopulated i wish the mtn lions get indigestion and die
There are some crazy people that hike around here looking for mtn lions at night and then post their encounters on social media. They somehow always seem to just talk as the mtn lion calmly strolls by.
Take your dog with you.That's a bummer for both the men and the cat. I've been running every week on a kind of remote trail (no one around on week days). Look at the home page of the park-
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
The Santa Monica Mountains offer easy access to surprisingly wild places. Experience the famous beaches of Malibu or explore more than 500 miles of trails. The park abounds with historical and cultural sites, from old movie ranches to Native American centers. What will you and your family discover?
IMO in some areas mountain lions are overpopulated, and it would probably be wise to re-introduce some (very) limited hunting. But they should be around, they are beautiful animals and are an important part of the California ecosystem. And yeah, they are dangerous in that if you get attacked by one it will likely be pretty bad, but I suspect hiking is not any more dangerous than getting chomped by fluffy while out surfing.
Capture some of them and ship them to the Everglades. Florida's panther population could use some more genetic diversity.
Human are such lethal predators due to their cooperative nature and ability to eternally rotate their arms in their shoulder sockets .
If the cats want to go to war with us, they will loose.
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It used to be you only saw their tracks. They were afraid of people because people occasionally shot them. The last few years I have seen them walking down the middle of suburban streets. It looks to me like they've lost their fear of man. Kind of like coyotes have lost their fear of man.
In a related story, did you hear about the town protesting the reintroduction of Grizzlies in their region? I can't blame them.
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I'm conflicted about the situation. On the one hand it is cool to think that wildlife can survive near an urban area. And, at least with regards to the big cats in LA County, it's not like they're over running the place. It's still a small, struggling population. But I question at what point would there be too many? I guess it would have to do with the frequency of attacks on humans. That's a grim metric.
In the meantime LA is going out of their way to help them-
101 Freeway will see lane closures as wildlife crossing is built in Agoura Hills
Work on the $92-million bridge, which will be done at night over a month or more, will yield the largest wildlife crossing in the world.
www.latimes.com
Pretty amazing that the Game Warden can track them down so quick. We got 3 in my neighborhood. A mama and her two 1 year olds. The almost killed a dog last summer. Last week they were cruising through a mobile home park nearby and then just a couple streets over. This is their neighborhood. Sketch.
I don’t disagree with you but I think the reality of cats integrating more and more into urban areas will be a negative for them. The more they negatively interact with people the more will get euthanized and lead them down a path of eradication from those areas. Hunting is sustainable and teaches cats that human interaction is not in their best interest. Keeps them in a better home range with appropriate diet.I'm conflicted about the situation. On the one hand it is cool to think that wildlife can survive near an urban area. And, at least with regards to the big cats in LA County, it's not like they're over running the place. It's still a small, struggling population. But I question at what point would there be too many? I guess it would have to do with the frequency of attacks on humans. That's a grim metric.
In the meantime LA is going out of their way to help them-
101 Freeway will see lane closures as wildlife crossing is built in Agoura Hills
Work on the $92-million bridge, which will be done at night over a month or more, will yield the largest wildlife crossing in the world.
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I agree. I've never seen a mountain lion in California and only know one guy who has (while mountain biking in Sycamore Canyon). I've seen bobcats many times. It's always cool to see the bobcats. I wonder why, being smaller, they are less shy?