It is tough life for a California Mountain Lions, especiallywith their interactions with the humans that live near or around their habitat. In the latest article from the LA Times, “How a fear of humans affects the lives of California’s mountain lions“, writer Sean Greene discussing the impact that we have on the California Mountain Lion.
Excerpt from article:
“Pumas may be the top carnivores in much of California’s mountains, but there’s still one predator they fear above all else: humans.
When mountain lions hear the sound of human voices, they almost always flee, even if it means abandoning their prey, according to a new study from scientists at UC Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Puma Project.
The findings, published this month in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, may not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the notoriously elusive predators, but they may have implications for the species’ and ecosystem’s health that cause concern.”
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