Update From Mountain Lion
Due to its wide range, it has many names including catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther and puma. The cougar is the second-largest cat in the New World after the jaguar. Secretive and largely solitary by nature, the cougar is properly considered both nocturnal and crepuscular, although daytime sightings do occur. With the passage of Proposition 117 in 1990, mountain lions became a 'specially protected species,' making mountain lion hunting illegal in California. This status and other statutes prohibit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife from recommending a hunting season for lions, and it is illegal to take, injure, possess, transport, import. A grim update has come from a story we posted earlier in the week about two Estes Park dogs being attacked by mountain lions outside of their homes. There were two recent attacks reported to Colora.
To Report a Mountain Lion,
Contact your Local Wildlife Biologist.
Mountain lions are classified as a nongame species.
Mountain lions are native to Texas and classified as a nongame species. The largest breeding population of mountain lions in Texas occurs in the Trans Pecos region where there are large undeveloped tracts of land. Smaller populations of mountain lions still inhabit portions of the South Texas Plains, the Balcones Escarpment and rugged canyonlands in the Panhandle of Texas. Contemporary records of mountain lions in other portions of the state are infrequent and probably represent dispersing individuals from main breeding populations.
In the Trans-Pecos, the home range of mountain lions range from 50,000 to 80,000 acres. Lions are reclusive by nature. You should consider yourself fortunate if you ever get the opportunity to see one of these big cats.
Because lions are secretive by nature it is rare to see a mountain lion; however, as we encroach upon their habitat conflict is bound to occur. Nonetheless, it is wise to know what to do if you ever find yourself confronting a mountain lion.
Mountain Lion Encounters
If you have a verifiable sighting or information pertaining to a kill of a mountain lion, please contact the closest Wildlife Division office or call Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Headquarters at 1 (800) 792-1112.
Update From Mountain Lion To Mojave
What to do if you encounter a mountain lion: Vmware fusion 10 pro download. Macos catalina for macbook pro 2015.
- Pick up all children off the ground immediately.
- Do NOT approach the lion
- Stay calm. Talk calmly and move slowly.
- Face the lion and remain in an upright position.
- Do not turn your back on the lion. Back away slowly.
- Do NOT run.
- Do all you can to enlarge your image. Do NOT crouch down or try to hide
- If the lion is aggressive, throw rocks, sticks, or anything you can get your hands on.
- If the lion attacks, fight back. Fighting back can drive off lions.
Mountain Lion Confirmations in Texas
Map of mountain lion confirmations for January 2009 to January 2019.
Update From Mountain Lion To Mavericks
Species Information