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Blappy

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12. With all the deer around, seems like it would be sustainable

Mon Feb 6, 2023, 03:41 PM

Feb 2023

for cougars to be living. I really don't know what would be the extent of their range in such a situation, but obviously there would have to be enough individuals for their range to overlap in order for there to be an established population. There are certainly enough coyotes around, but they are adapting much more to areas of human settlements.

With Iowa being the most human-altered of the 50 states, it would be very surprising to me if there was a documented case of a mountain lion attack on a human within the past 100-120 years.

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Iowa DNR confirms mountain lion shot, killed in Johnson County [View all] progressoid Feb 2023 OP

Sad. If it moves, shoot it. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #1

Stupid and cruel. Jirel Feb 2023 #2

Do the Republicans think that trashing their environment will own the libs Walleye Feb 2023 #3

seems awfully deep in Iowa for a mountain lion to be wandering fishwax Feb 2023 #4

Mountain lions/cougars actually range from the Canadian Yukon... brush Feb 2023 #10

No, they are unusual in Iowa (which is far on the fringes of the path b/w Yukon and the Andes) fishwax Feb 2023 #11

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Lions are just about everywhere. MontanaMama Feb 2023 #5

So why was she killed? Oh, they were 'lawfully licensed hunters'. sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #6

Mountain lions are not protected in Iowa Blappy Feb 2023 #13

So, freaking sad. 1WorldHope Feb 2023 #7

This happened pretty close by where I live Blappy Feb 2023 #8

There were multiple sightings around here last winter. progressoid Feb 2023 #9

With all the deer around, seems like it would be sustainable Blappy Feb 2023 #12