What affects us affects cats
Do mountain lions eat humans? The answer is 100% No in the context of attacking a human to eat the person, in my view but I am open to disagrement. It has never happened as far as I am aware and I don’t believe that it will happen. The mountain lion is quite retiring …
by Ron Gilliam, resident of Lewis County, Kentucky (Lewis County Kentucky) Mountain lion – photo added by Michael – photo by Beyond the Trail [Gary] (Flickr) I spend many hours in the hills and woods, especially in the Summer. Several of my neighbors have seen two large black cats, for four or five years, …
by Rudolph.A.Furtado (Mumbai) Mumbai National Park – photo of white tiger by Darrel Ronald (Flickr) There was a televised documentary of the perils and dangers with comparisons of the “Man-Eating leopards of Mumbai National Park” and of a fatal Cougar attack in California on sports mountain bikers. Mumbai National park is the World’s only …
by Michael (London, UK) Like all mountain lion attacks across the United States and Canada, mountain lion attacks in California are rare, very rare but there is no doubt that there is a distorted perception born out of plain fear that attacks are more likely than they are and the fear is somewhat unjustified. …
Mountain Lions Are Dangerous Creatures by Daniel (Phoenix, AZ) Mountain lions are dangerous creatures. I can appreciate the warnings, and even your respect for the animal, but I can’t agree with blaming men for every attack (see Mountain Lion Attack). It’s just as much in our nature to expand our territory as it is …
If You Encounter a Mountain Lion by Michael Cougar about to pounce (on a leg of chicken!) – Photo by jurvetson (Flickr) If you encounter a Mountain lion, here is some advice from someone who has first hand experience, Colorado Division of Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton. He says the following: Firstly he says that …
