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Mountain lion encounter
Mountain lion encounter













mountain lion encounter

These instances of livestock and pet predation, as well as interference to public safety, are directly correlated to the decrease in mountain lion habitat.

mountain lion encounter

Remote camera observations seem to show that mountain lions have increasingly shifted from twilight to nocturnal activity in densely developed areas to avoid human interaction.

mountain lion encounter

When exposed to non-human recorded sounds, they either did not react, or fled and eventually returned to feed on their prey. Mountain lions are altering their habits to avoid humansĪ recent study conducted out of UC Santa Cruz demonstrated that mountain lions overwhelmingly abandoned and did not return to prey kill sites upon encountering human voice recordings. This means we are 1,000 times more likely to die from heat exposure while out on the trails and 7,000 times more likely to suffer a fatal car crash on our way there. Since 1890, there have been 16 verified mountain lion attacks in California, 6 of which were fatal. Historically, instances of attack are very low The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) estimates that 85-90% of reported mountain lion sightings are confirmed to be other animals including coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, deer and even large house cats. Most mountain lion sightings are cases of mistaken identity With smaller habitat ranges in more densely developed areas of the Bay, mountain lion populations would be much lower. In the greater Bay Area, the Santa Cruz Mountains comprise the largest contiguous mountain lion habitat with a high-end population estimate of 50-60 individuals. Because of this, I am often asked by concerned park visitors if they will see a mountain lion, or if they should be worried about an attack. Understandably this fear is heightened when all we may know of these animals are the uncommon but tragic encounters that occur between humans and mountain lions. Fear is a common response to what we don’t know or fully comprehend. The mountain lion by any name evokes strength, reverence, majesty and often fear. Should I be concerned about a mountain lion attack while visiting parks in the Bay Area?















Mountain lion encounter