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Colorado officials investigate suspected fatal mountain lion attack (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] unsettlinglymoist@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Authorities are searching for a third mountain lion in that area (two others were killed), so you might want to avoid the area until it's been found. Definitely get some spray. Sabre and Counter Assault both make 40 ft sprays (I believe most sprays are 30ish ft).

I bring spray just about everywhere on hikes, mostly with mountain lions in mind. Never actually seen one but I've come across their scat.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago

Sounds like the mom (mountain lion) was previously killed, and 2 kids were killed and they're looking for the third kid. Mixed about that, seems cold, but the policy of "coexist until you attack humans" does make some animal husbandry sense, but still leaves a bad taste in one's mouth. Especially given the dry this year and the climate change, food sources are likely all fucked up. CPW really screwed up the handling of this.