Letter: Mountain Lions Under Intense Territorial Pressure | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California
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Letter: Mountain lions under intense territorial pressure | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California
In my last letter, I used conservative data from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to argue that mountain lion populations are exceeding sustainable levels. But the issue isn’t just mathematical—it’s behavioral. If mountain lions were truly threatened by low population numbers, we would expect to see large gaps between territories. Young lions would disperse into open areas with abundant prey and little competition. Instead, we are…
Letter: Mountain lions under intense territorial pressure
In my last letter, I used conservative data from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to argue that mountain lion populations are exceeding sustainable levels. But the issue isn’t just mathematical—it’s behavioral. If mountain lions were truly threatened by low population numbers, we would expect to see large gaps between territories. Young lions would disperse into open areas with abundant prey and little competition. Instead, we are…
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