It really sickened me as well that they had to kill this
cougar...they are amazing creatures...but before you pass judgement on
the our local wildlife people you have to be made aware of the whole
picture. (((I did more research this morning and found out that this particular cougar was quite young and in poor condition))) We live in a place that is literally teeming with wildlife and
we have a huge local deer population that roams around our residential
areas...our homes are their homes and because of this we also get a
large influx of predators who find these deer easy pickings. So these
predators make a habit of coming back to our residential areas even if
they have been relocated...they also make a habit of preying on our pets
as well...I hear horror stories every other month about pets being
taken by eagles, bears, coyotes and cougars. So our wildlife people felt
that this cougar was habituated to people and was a real and dangerous threat...it was making its home
in our residential area so rather then wait till it attacked a human
they thought it best to euthanize it.
As for our bear encounter...I grew up around bears and am very bear aware and I never take chances
around them...I know what to do when I see one and how to behave...I
know where to draw the line and so does my brother...we made sure that
we played it safe and we withdrew from our encounter in good time
leaving the momma bear and her cub feeling comfortable in regards to our
presence.
Bear Hugs, Susan
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