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Is this cat climbing a fence in Georgetown, Washington D.C. a mountain lion or a domestic tabby?

PoC avatarPosted on September 16, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 16, 2019

NBC Washington have questioned whether the cat videoed by a Ring door bell security camera is a mountain lion or a domestic cat. There is the usual hype. The lady who checked her Ring security camera said that the cat … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged cat anatomy, mountain lion, puma distribution | 1 Reply

Catastrophe: Florida panther species stricken with ataxia. Deliberate poisoning?

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2019

If they can’t walk, they can’t run. If they can’t run they can’t hunt. If they can’t hunt they can’t eat and that means they die… The endangered Florida panther is staggering around its ever diminishing habitat in Florida, USA … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged ataxia, florida bobcat, Florida Panther | Leave a reply

Do mountain lions carry prey up trees?

PoC avatarPosted on June 27, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 22, 2020

Mountain lions do not carry prey up trees, is answer to the question. After killing prey mountain lions may begin to eat immediately or they may prepare the carcass. For example pumas usually pluck birds before eating them. Pumas normally … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged mountain lion, Mountain Lion Attack, puma, puma ecology | 1 Reply

Need for housing developments in southern California squeezes mountain lion habitat

PoC avatarPosted on June 27, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 27, 2019

There is a report in the LA Times that the mountain lions of Southern California are approaching what they describe as an “extinction vortex”. As I understand it, this means that when the population numbers have decreased to a certain … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged california, conservation, Conservation of the Puma Cat, mountain lion

Burned habitat forces mountain lions in Santa Barbara to feed on feral cats

PoC avatarPosted on May 31, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 31, 2019

Two natural disasters have encouraged the mountain lion to come down off the hills and into the urban areas of Santa Barbara to feed on feral and outside domestic cats.

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Posted in Puma | Tagged california, California fires, feral cats, killing cats, mountain lion, mountain lion behavior | 5 Replies

Why is the eastern puma extinct?

PoC avatarPosted on May 8, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 8, 2019

The eastern puma is extinct because they were extirpated from the eastern United States by the late 1890s. In other words they were eradicated or completely destroyed through hunting and trapping in that part of the United States of America. … Continue reading →

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When do mountain lions leave their mother?

PoC avatarPosted on April 28, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 28, 2019

Mountain lions are not normally independent until they are at least a year old. In a study of 1992, Characteristics of a Hunted Population of Cougars in South-Western Alberta by Ross and Jalkotzy it was found that of 30 kittens … Continue reading →

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Mother wrestles mountain lion in garden to save seven-year-old son

PoC avatarPosted on April 3, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 3, 2019

A mother bravely fought a mountain lion with her bare hands after it attacked her seven-year-old son. The mother, Chelsea Bromley, heard Zack’s cries. She rushed into the garden at their Lake Cowichan and home on Vancouver Island. She saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged Mountain Lion Attack | 4 Replies

This mountain lion was NOT stuck up a tree

PoC avatarPosted on February 19, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 19, 2019

News media on the Internet is full of this story. It’s about a mountain lion which they say was stuck up a tree. The cat was perched on a branch 15 m above ground. For some reason or other, somebody … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged Cat News, cat stuck in a tree, conservation, mountain lion, puma | 1 Reply

Is this the first time that a mountain lion has been killed with bare hands?

PoC avatarPosted on February 6, 2019 by Michael BroadJuly 8, 2019

There is an extraordinary story in the online newspapers this morning about a trail runner killing a mountain lion with his bare hands. In other words he strangled the cat. It is the first time that I have heard of … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged America, cat attack!, Cat News, Colorado, mountain lion, Mountain Lion Attack, mountain lion attacks | 1 Reply

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