[pct-l] Mountain Lion Attack

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Ahh, but the way we muck about with the perfect balance of nature, and then blame nature for the backlash.  We insert ourselves into the environment, radically alter what is allowed to live or die, and then try to manage the aberrations caused by our own collective actions.  

Game management policies and urban expansion are the real culprits.  Killing the mountain lions (or bears, or whatever) only addresses the symptoms. 

L-Rod

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>From: montypct <montypct at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 26, 2007 10:08 AM
>To: jeff.singewald at comcast.net, dsaufley at sprynet.com, stillroaming <pct at delnorteresort.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mountain Lion Attack
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>> Actually there is also a direct correlation with the mountain lion 
>> population and the lack of an adequate population control strategy. 
>> California is one of the few states with a mountain lion herd that does 
>> not allow hunting of this animal.  There is clear evidence that the 
>> mountain lion is a signficiant reason for the dessimation of the 
>> black-tail deer herd in Northern California.  With the reduction in the 
>> deer herd, the mountain lion expands the search for food.  My vote is to 
>> open up a hunting season on mountain lions!
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>Why not.  They've opened one on humans. 
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