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Post by tlw2009 on Jan 7, 2014 10:35:04 GMT -8
The other afternoon while walking along the eastern flank of the trail (inside the community), I noticed a Mountain Lion about 50-60 feet away. It was looking at something, probably some rodents or rabbits. I threw some stones at it and it disappeared into the brush. A few minuted later, it returned to the almost same location. I was able to take a couple of pictures of the cougar. In the last few weeks I also noticed paw prints of some large animal in my front yard/garden area. I talked to the Russel security person patrolling the community and he told me - he saw a cougar (probably the same one) roaming within the community 3-4 times in the last couple of months and every time he chased the animal away. It seems to visit the community around 3am-4am at night. I mentioned this to Euclid Management, they told me - they cannot do much about it except advised me to talk to Azusa PD if I see the lion again.
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Post by Lester on Apr 21, 2014 7:18:20 GMT -8
I have seen it as well. It has a kitten. We live in an area that is surrounded by forest, we are going to get wild animals. Personally, I don't want to prevent that. I generally enjoy the wildlife and I leave them alone when I see them. That is just one of the benefits/dangers of living here. "Through her anecdotal research, Etling found that hitting the animal with a walking stick or a gun butt often saved people from attack. She says that perhaps the best advice is to stick with a group; that sharply reduces the risk of attack, because animals typically target lone prey who have no chance of backup support from a herd." www.scientificamerican.com/article/should-you-run-or-freeze-when-you-see-a-mountain-lion/Excerpt from Outdoor Magazine California Dept. of Fish & Game, May, 2012 "DFG does not consider mountain lion sightings near human habitation a public safety concern as long as the lion is not exhibiting aggressive behavior towards people. Mountain lions occur most anywhere you can find their primary prey, which is deer." www.mountainlion.org/portalprotectencounters.asp
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