The Mountain Lion Foundation just found a new way to play games with the Endangered Species Act. They have proposed that the mountain lion is an endangered animal in a specific area. It is not endangered throughout the rest of it's range, far from it. Lions could be brought in via tranquilizer and truck but that is beside their point.
From their Facebook Page:
In December 2017, a “three-strike” policy was implemented by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). In the Santa Monica and Santa Ana Mountains, lions are isolated due to habitat fragmentation and are at-risk of extinction. The policy, which adds protection for mountain lions in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica ranges, requires property owners in the area to use non-lethal methods of deterrence before a depredation permit can be issued.
Unfortunately, the protection of the “three-strike” policy does not go far enough. Scientific research published in December 2018 and in March 2019 showed the genetic isolation of Southern California's mountain lion populations and predicted that if inbreeding depression occurs, the lions in the Santa Ana Mountains could go extinct within 12 years and those in the Santa Monica Mountains within 15 years.
In a partnership with the Center for Biological Diversity we are petitioning CDFW to list mountain lions in the Southern and Central Coast areas of California as “threatened” or “endangered” in accordance with the California Endangered Species Act.
This is our best hope for saving mountain lions in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains!
I live in Simi, currently one of the hot spots for lion human interactions and was a consultant involved with a ranch that has a bad lion problem. I placed cameras and drew a map showing predatory pathways, and extent of predator time on site. This is nuts. If they build that wildlife corridor they are planning, they will have a bunch of cats from the Simi area crossing over. All this does is try to make it even more impossible to get rid of a cat that has developed bad habits, which some lions are going to do. These people don't want to live with the predators, and accept them for what they are, they refuse to accept them for what they are. Some are going to need to be chased by hounds and treed to learn to teach their kittens not to mess with people. It was just so stupid to outlaw hound hunting of them. They could have made specific quotas or given houndsmen a certain number of hazings that had to be completed per tag. This is a creepy new way of dumping more legal obstacles on people who will have to deal with these animals in one way or another. What a ridiculous slippery slope...
From their Facebook Page:
In December 2017, a “three-strike” policy was implemented by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). In the Santa Monica and Santa Ana Mountains, lions are isolated due to habitat fragmentation and are at-risk of extinction. The policy, which adds protection for mountain lions in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica ranges, requires property owners in the area to use non-lethal methods of deterrence before a depredation permit can be issued.
Unfortunately, the protection of the “three-strike” policy does not go far enough. Scientific research published in December 2018 and in March 2019 showed the genetic isolation of Southern California's mountain lion populations and predicted that if inbreeding depression occurs, the lions in the Santa Ana Mountains could go extinct within 12 years and those in the Santa Monica Mountains within 15 years.
In a partnership with the Center for Biological Diversity we are petitioning CDFW to list mountain lions in the Southern and Central Coast areas of California as “threatened” or “endangered” in accordance with the California Endangered Species Act.
This is our best hope for saving mountain lions in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains!
I live in Simi, currently one of the hot spots for lion human interactions and was a consultant involved with a ranch that has a bad lion problem. I placed cameras and drew a map showing predatory pathways, and extent of predator time on site. This is nuts. If they build that wildlife corridor they are planning, they will have a bunch of cats from the Simi area crossing over. All this does is try to make it even more impossible to get rid of a cat that has developed bad habits, which some lions are going to do. These people don't want to live with the predators, and accept them for what they are, they refuse to accept them for what they are. Some are going to need to be chased by hounds and treed to learn to teach their kittens not to mess with people. It was just so stupid to outlaw hound hunting of them. They could have made specific quotas or given houndsmen a certain number of hazings that had to be completed per tag. This is a creepy new way of dumping more legal obstacles on people who will have to deal with these animals in one way or another. What a ridiculous slippery slope...
