Comments on: Study: area mountain lions becoming more isolated

By: m

Thu, 28 May 2009 07:30:16 +0000

In January this year, my husband and I encountered a mountain lion on the trail in El Morro Canyon. That was scary! Glad that he/she was just looking at us, probably trying to figure out what we were. We just wanted to slink away without it chasing us (it didn’t) and get the H out of there!

By: Daemonopus

Daemonopus — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:22:59 +0000

Wow…. this is actually one thing where Eminent Domain could be applied to good use.

By: Jennifer W

Jennifer W — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:41:11 +0000

The City of Newport Beach’s Animal Control Department and Orange County Parks is hosting a presentation regarding research on our local cougars and bobcats on Thursday evening, April 2nd at the Muth Center in Newport Beach. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 pm., and the presentation will start around 7:00 p.m. and will conclude before 9:00.
The center is located on the south-east corner of University Drive and Irvine Avenue in Newport Beach. There is ample free parking in the public lot that is located above the interpretive center.
Speakers for this event include Orange County Ranger Donna Krucki and Don Millar and Dick Newell of OCTRACKERS.

By: NM

NM — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:39:35 +0000

X-DEM sadly, if history is any indication when it comes to wildlife, it will be the lions that disappear. This trend is already well underway.

By: BS

BS — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:38:43 +0000

Right on X-DEM!!!!!!!

By: Duh!

Duh! — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:32:49 +0000

Or we could feed Mr Smith and 4 million illegals to the lions and make a lot of room. LOL

By: I

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:08:06 +0000

Large predators require a lot of room and a lot of food. There is no place for either in Orange County; how about relocating them? As a person who has had a mountain lion in their backyard and seen them both in Silverado and Peter’s Canyon I can say that I am not sad to see them go. Remember all those stories in the 90′s about people getting attacked by mountain lions? I am in no hurry to relive that, and it is only a matter of time unless they are relocated.

By: smoothoperator

smoothoperator — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:53:02 +0000

This is a sad realty to what has happened to orange county…We are seeing subdivison after subdivision without any regard for wildlife. Developers seem to only set aside lands which cannot be built on or are too rugged for any use. Somehow these lands become “Nature Preserves.” It is almost laughable how much of a scam this really is.

Stop building houses, stop building roads, why destroy something that we will never get back? Do we really need another housing tract, another strip mall? Whats wrong with the 10 others within a 5 mile radius? Stop building please

By: nate

nate — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:40:49 +0000

# Mr. Smith Too Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 6:39 pm

X-DEM, how bout we feed you the the lions and make room for one more illegal?

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better yet why dont we feed you, your family and the rest of the bleeding heart liberals to the lions. Then maybe this country with have enough balls to combat the illegal immigration problem.

By: 5oclocksomewhere

5oclocksomewhere — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:29:05 +0000

Here’s a novel idea, stop shooting them when they’re sighted by scared hikers.