This is an interesting picture from Reddit.com which reminds me of those end of world films in which nature and wildlife reclaim the planet as humans have destroyed themselves. I am being melodramatic but the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in … Continue reading →
The answer is one that is typical of any of the wild cat species; we really don’t have accurate information on the number of pumas left in the world 2020. The first point to make is that the question concerns … Continue reading →
There will be a dispute about this but I believe that I have a definitive record for the largest or heaviest (should be the same) mountain lion on record because it was certified by the U.S. Biological Survey. The cat … Continue reading →
Having read the entirety of the section on the feeding ecology of pumas (mountain lions) in the best book on the wild cats, Wild Cats Of The World, I have failed to find any reference to pumas eating snakes. Google … Continue reading →
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – OPINION/NEWS: It is reported that a mountain lion who was being tracked by scientists as part of a study has been shot dead because it had hunted and killed the livestock of a farmer who’d … Continue reading →
It is unusual for a state department to become involved like this in taking the time and trouble to prove that a citizen of the state has got it wrong when they say they have seen a mountain lion. In … Continue reading →
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 →
