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Originally Posted by natefish
I have many credible sources, science teachers, lawyers etc. Who have sighted mountain lions and know they exist in nh. The issue is that Fish and game does not want to deal with the public response to this fact.
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Oh my....lawyers are credible.....did they stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night?
I've been staying away from this thread.....and cannot resist any longer.
I'm a wildlife biologist and I work with NH Fish & Game on a regular basis..they are far from credible...so science teachers=even less credible. 75% of the public doesn't know a red oak from a red maple, yet they swear they have seen mountain lions? So how do people describe supposed sightings? Most say "it had a long tail". Well 3 of 4 of the northeasts native mammalian predators have long tails.
Here is the bottom line. Could there be some escaped individuals in the northeast? Possible.
Is there a "breeding population" of mountain lions in the northeast? Highly improbable.
The northeast US is nowhere near undeveloped/undisturbed/desolate/wild/...whatever term you would like to use, than the west or even the south. If there are mountain lions in the northeast, where are the photos, the confrimed tracks and scat? How come a hunter hasn't killed one yet, nobody has one wedged in the grill of their car yet? Hmmm....with the number of hunters and trail cameras out there?
People claim a conspiracy....agencies do not want the public to know that mountain lions might be in their backyard. And their motive is? Most say the public would panic or freak out. Panic over what? Lions are common out west....westerners are not in a panic because mountain lions roam their backyards.
Public response. What do you think the public response would be if a picture of a dead mountain lion appeared in the Union Leader tomorrow?
I'm from Missouri....the show me state....when I see it I will believe it.