The policy of conservation officerso in the area of PentictonC, British Columbia, Canada, is to shoot dead a cougar (even a young oneA) if it mauls someone’s dog and kills a cat. Conservation officers do this because it indicates a … Continue reading →
This is a big and if we are honest a philosophical question because there is no absolute necessity nowadays to hunt pumas (aka mountain lions). This activity, pastime or form of human entertainment (primarily) is carried out because some humans … Continue reading →
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 →
In the news media today there are two cases of captured mountain lions dying. They were not so much captured as killed and what killed them was tranquillizer darts. Are tranquillizer guns being used properly in the capture of mountain … Continue reading →
If a large wild cat species is killing a farmer’s livestock there are basically two ways that the farmer can deal with the situation. He can kill the cat or protect his livestock¹. The choice that he makes depends on … Continue reading →
