Mountain lions in the Bay area

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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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