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The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther. Over 130 attacks have been documented in [1] North America in the past 100 years, with 28 attacks resulting in fatalities.
Mountain lion attacks remain almost surprisingly rare, but two recent dramatic incidents have shone a spotlight on the precarious human/lion balance, writes Sheila Flynn
Mountain lion warning sign in California, U.S. Due to the expanding human population, cougar ranges increasingly overlap with areas inhabited by humans. [105] Attacks on humans are very rare, as cougar prey recognition is a learned behavior and they do not generally recognize humans as prey. [106]
Rosenau reiterated mountain lion interactions with humans are particularly rare. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife reported there were 21 mountain lion attacks in the state since 1986.
Human–lion conflict refers to the pattern of problematic interactions between native people and lions. Conflict with humans is a major contributor of the decline in lion populations in Africa. [1] Habitat loss and fragmentation due to conversion of land for agriculture has forced lions to live in closer proximity to human settlements. [2]
Including the attack in El Dorado County, there have been 22 documented mountain lion attacks involving 24 people in California since 1986, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported just 21 mountain lion attacks on humans in the state since 1986, including none since the attack on the Brooks brothers in March. It marked ...
The average California mountain lion is more likely to die at the hands of a human than of natural causes. Humans are the greatest peril to mountain lions. Can that change?