[pct-l] So sad another dead Mt Lion.

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

Folks have every right to get worked up about this "diminished land" but the
sad fact is a reduction in the numbers of lions is, it seems, unavoidable
when so much habitat has been burned this year.  People have worked
themselves nicely into "nature's way".

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:51 AM
Subject: [pct-l] So sad another dead Mt Lion.


> Pvt. Skivvy
>
> I'm sorry I have to get serious again, I hope your bear is not next.
>
> Several weeks ago out news media got all hyped up about a mountain lion
being
> spotted. It was on all TV Stations for days. Reported Lopez from channel 4
> foams at the mouth over Lion & Bear spotting. I'm sure he is happy now.
> I predicted the lion would be shot by a trigger happy law enforcer. This
> email was just sent to me. Evidently the LA Times buried the article which
was
> headline while the Lion was alive. Please read the email from Donna. How
sad
>
>
> May 20, 2004
>
> A Diminished Land
>
> Re "Police Kill Cougar in Palo Alto," May 18: You buried the senseless
> killing of the mountain lion on Page B6. Everyone is disgustingly happy
the lion is
> dead. The dog gets a steak for dinner. The police officer blasting the
lion
> out of the tree is disgusting. The killing of mountain lions condemns all
of us
> to a diminished world. Why is it we cannot live with this magnificent
animal?
> What makes us so precious that we remove anything that is a threat to us?
We
> are rotten human beings. Rotten.
>
> Donna Speech
>
> Huntington Beach
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