“Where there are deer, mountain lions [are] not far behind.”
A California Department of Fish and Game spokesperson explains why the animal was in an urban area.
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Deer are so numerous and so bold in UD‘s backyard — and front yard — that she’s begun throwing deck chairs in their direction. Only this seems to produce enough noise and violence to keep them in the back part of her woods. They are like grazing cows, quite domesticated, and indifferent to our presence.
Will there eventually be mountain lions in Garrett Park, UD‘s town?
September 2nd, 2010 at 3:38PM
in that part of the country, more likely coyotes.
September 2nd, 2010 at 5:06PM
Oh, we’ve got coyotes, rustonite…
September 2nd, 2010 at 7:59PM
They’re on their way! I have a friend with a cabin between Binghamton and Scranton who has pictures of the mountain lion in her front yard….
September 3rd, 2010 at 7:37AM
The same nuts who feed deer in their backyards will now be buying giant kitty-litter boxes to help the poor mountain lions adjust to suburban life.
September 3rd, 2010 at 8:02AM
Just got in from walking the dog, tp; as we headed up the backyard hill, the deer that sleep there staggered awake. I mean, we woke them up. They seemed annoyed.
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:32AM
Campus shmampus! Who cares? That’s a block from Peet’s!
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:07PM
dave s.: lol
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:37PM
Was it free range mountain lion?
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:40PM
Tobe: lol
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:44PM
Does this mean the mountain lion did not have tenure at Berkeley?
September 3rd, 2010 at 6:36PM
There’s some pun in here about tenure tracking, wayward, but I’m not completely on top of it yet.
September 7th, 2010 at 2:22PM
That mountain lion is memorialized. The Berkeley legend lives!
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/09/03/in-memorium-the-mountain-lion/