Chris Spatz and John Laundre of COUGAR REWILDING have just published their part 2(of a 3 part series) on the urgent need and rightful implementation of a NATIONAL COUGAR RECOVERY PLAN .................Citing compelling statistics revealing California with the highest human population of any state,,,,,,,,,,,,,,how the 5000 Pumas that reside in California are not allowed to be hunted by state law,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,how there are relatively few human/puma conflicts in this state,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,how Pumas find a way to persist in both the greater LA and San Francisco urban corridors without causing havoc,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the case is made for states like NY, Maine, Georgia(and others) to be able to effectively house 1000 Pumas each,,,,,,,,,,,,,with the forests in those states to gain tremendously through the reduction of deer( lyme disease reduction as well as a recovery of the myriad plant species that have been nubbed to ground by deer proliferation)...............As Spatz and Laundre point out, a change in how state game agencies are funded has to also take place so that hunters, farmers and ranchers(who represent perhaps 10% of the USA population) are just one small voice governing wildlife management decisions and that the rest of us "civilians" also are heard loud and clear on the subject......................And all signs point to us civilians wanting Pumas(and wolves) back in our woodlands!------A good read below as you click on the link

Click here to read COUGAR REWILDINGS Part 2; Federal Jurisdiction, Broad Public Support, and the Ecological Imperative for a National Cougar Recovery Plan