Mountain lions in the Bay area

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I haven't done that but I should have.

I'll figure out how to do it, and do it.

As far as I could tell the mountain lions

were just sitting in trees and they shot

them but my memory could be incorrect.

I know they could hurt someone but . . .

 

It was all over the local news though.

 

Gary

 

--- MaryAnne Crites <suzyq_26201 wrote:

 

> Hello Gary,

> Have you written to your local officials or

> contacted your state animal protection agency(or

> Dept of Natural Resources game warden), or even your

> state senators to let them know what is happening?

> Also, write a letter to the editor of your local

> newspaper. You may be the voice of many and you may

> get action. As a result maybe they might live-trap

> the lions and send them to a wildlife center

> anywhere in the country.

>

> M.A.

> Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote:

> Sorry if it wasn't clear. Particularly in

> the

> Bay area a lot of new housing is being developed

> into the hillside, mountain and forest areas.

> A lot of that area was habitat for a lot of

> animals including mountain lions. Also some

> of the animals they ate no longer have areas

> to forage and, um, they move into people's

> gardens in the newly populated areas or

> wherever they can find food.

>

> I believe that the developers and a lot of

> the people moving into the newly developed

> areas think a lot about their homes but not

> very much about the homes they've destroyed.

>

> Then the animals don't docilely stay in a

> smaller area and quietly die. They try to

> survive. Instead of tranquilizing them and

> moving them to a less populated area, they

> shoot them and kill them. This doesn't seem

> quite fair to me.

>

> Gary

>

> --- Cheryl Baker <starborn59 wrote:

> >

> > --- Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote:

> > Who cares if we're moving houses into

> > their areas? Obviously most people don't think

> > about that.

> >

> > Gary,

> >

> > ??? I'm confused about your meaning here. Sorry,

> > could

> > you explain?

> > Cheryl

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > > Actually I think I'm more upset about the

> > > mountain lions we've had in the SF bay areas.

> > > We've had several in the last year. They haven't

> > > tranquilized any of them, just shot and killed

> > > them. Who cares if we're moving houses into

> > > their areas? Obviously most people don't think

> > > about that.

> > >

> > > Gary

> > >

> > > --- Cheryl Baker <starborn59 wrote:

> > >

> > > > I just think it's very sad that we've

> > > overdeveloped

> > > > to

> > > > the point where deer are nursing their young

> in

> > > the

> > > > driveway. Imagine coming home only to find

> > someone

> > > > has

> > > > yet again destroyed your home and you keep

> > moving

> > > > and

> > > > moving. We've destroyed their home and now we

> > also

> > > > want to keep them from eating what they do

> find.

> > > > I think we need to find a way to co-exist with

> > > > animals

> > > > and sometimes that means sacrificing some

> > plants.

> > > >

> > > > Just my two cents.

> > > > Cheryl

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > --- Sharon Frost

> > <sharonisasillyrabbit

> > > > wrote:

> > > >

> > > > > And such is the result of urban sprawl.

> > > > > Call the local wildlife management, and

> > present

> > > a

> > > > > petition signed by

> > > > > all the neighbors to have them do a capture

> > and

> > > > > relocate program on

> > > > > the deer. It sounds like the wildlife

> > department

> > > > are

> > > > > not doing their

> > > > > jobs. Contact the local department of fish

> and

> > > > game

> > > > > as well.

> > > > > Sharon.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > ,

> diana

> > > > scott

> > > > >

> > > > > <dianascot_33 wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Those of us who live in suburban areas on

> > the

> > > > east

> > > > > > coast can tell you that if deer are big

> > > problem,

> > > > > they

> > > > > > will eat everything. They have no

> predators

> > > > here.

> > > > > > Their population is out of control and

> they

> > > have

> > > > > no

> > > > > > fear of humans. Tall fencing helps

> somewhat,

> > > but

> > > > > I've

> > > > > > seen them jump over that. I try to plant

> > that

> > > > > which is

> > > > > > not as tasty <smile> but mainly just watch

> > > them

> > > > > > destroy my plants and shrubbery. Have

> almost

> > > > > stepped

> > > > > > on a newborn under my bleeding heart.

> > > > Unbelievably

> > > > > > beautiful. Didn't stand up for three days

> > and

> > > > then

> > > > > > very wobbly. They are so tame that they

> > nurse

> > > > > their

> > > > > > baby in driveways.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Diana

> > > > > >

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