It seems extraordinary to me and very insensitive to wildlife conservation and downright unfair that when a mountain lion exhibits behaviour which indicates that it is not fearful of humans (desensitised to the presence of people) the default reaction of … Continue reading →
The conventions on the capitalisation of wild cat names has altered slightly over the years. Currently, ‘mountain lion’ should not be capitalised because both words are everyday words which are not capitalised in normal use. The names of wild cat … Continue reading →
This is a story about a mountain lion in California which, for me, once again establishes the well-known fact that this beautiful wild cat species is quite shy and normally doesn’t want to attack people and very, very rarely does … Continue reading →
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 →
Because of the human’s fear of big cats inherited from our ancient ancestors (when they really were a cause for concern), almost all sightings of mountain lions in the USA are of domestic cats under difficult lighting conditions or at … Continue reading →
Mountain lions do not carry prey up trees, in 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. Mountain lion … 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 →
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.
Continue reading →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 →
A big hurrah for Tommy Knowles the executive director of the Wildlife Defence League because he spells out succinctly the reason why trophy or sport hunting is so outdated and unsuited to the modern age. It is also quite simply: … Continue reading →
