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LETS PUT MAN BACK ON TOP
OF THE FOOD CHAIN!
By: Ron Wilson
January 15, 2004.... Man came to this
continent and decided he could make it a better place to live then the
Indians who lived here at the time. Since that time we have been altering
mother nature in one way or another.
One of the latest alterations came when man
decided to protect the Mountain Lion. He didn't think there were enough of
them left in the state.
Whoever was in charge of counting how many
Lions California had probably tried to count this nocturnal hunter during
the day.
We have no idea just how many Mountain
Lions live in California but we're finding out one thing for sure, when
they're hungry they'll eat you!
We protected a cat that is a natural
killer and instinctively chases things that move, much like a well fed
kitty cat attacks a mouse for the sport, with no intention of eating it.
Case in point, the Mountain Lion in
southern California who had just eaten a good portion of a man it had
killed, instinctively attacked a couple of women that happened by on
bicycles. If it hadn't been for other cyclists in the area, the cat would
of increased its kill ration to three for the day!
In my opinion, by protecting an animal like
a 100 pound plus cat, you are teaching it to not be afraid of you. You
then easily become its prey if it decides it wants you for a meal.
A good stealthy ambush and your dead meat!
You generally won't know its coming until the cat has you by the head or
neck getting ready to finish you off!
Mountain Lions have a hunting range of
around 50 miles so you are not really safe anywhere if it becomes hungry!
While the latest killing was in southern
California, in our area there have been sightings and tracks of Mountain
Lions in Ceres, Riverbank, Oakdale, Modesto and Waterford to name just a
few towns that I know of.
Missing kids, who knows just how many have
disappeared for lunch. I read where one youngsters remains were found in
the woods under a pile of brush and debris, something that cats do in
order to hide the remainder for later!
One child disappeared in the summertime
from her bedroom when the window was left open. They found a bloody
blanket a half mile away and no other clues to what happened, Could be
Mountain Lions, but in this crazy world who knows.
Those family pets that suddenly disappear
without a trace, you can bet they didn't leave on their own accord!
As the food supply dwindles and the
Mountain Lion numbers peak you can bet that more humans will become a food
source.
In my opinion all the Mountain Lions in
California are not worth a single human life. We need to put MAN back at
the top of this food chain and control the Mountain Lion population in
whatever way is necessary to limit the threat.
Controlled hunting has my vote, no I don't
want to volunteer even though I am not a cat lover of any type! I believe
the domesticated cat plays a big part in the destruction of our songbirds
and other small wildlife, but that's a whole other story.
If you interested in more information about
Mountain Lions and their attacks go to:
http://users.frii.com/mytymyk/lions/attacks.htm |
