Proceedings of the fifth mountain lion workshop: 27

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100 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP 1. What is your goal for management of mountain lion? ARIZONA Manage the mountain lion population, its numbers and distribution, as an important part of Arizona's fauna. Provide mountain lion hunting and other related recreational opportunities. 2. What percent of your state/province is occupied mountain lion habitat? How many square miles does this represent? 77 percent or 62,000 square miles of Arizona (exclusive of Indian Reservations or National Park Service lands) is occupied mountain lion habitat. 3. What is your estimated mountain lion population? Arizona's mountain lion population is estimated at 2,500 lions. 4. What is the five-year trend in the population size? The mountain lion population in Arizona increased slightly from 1990 until about 1992 or 1993 and has decreased slightly in the past two years, probably in response to deer numbers. 5. What is your mountain lion depredation policy? Arizona’s mountain lion depredation procedures are established in State Law, Arizona Revised Statute 17-302. 5a. How many depredation incidents occur annually? About 50 incidents have been reported annually for the past five years. 5b. How many lions are killed annually because of depredation? An average of 31 mountain lions has been taken annually as a result of depredation over the past five years. 6. What is your mountain lion public safety policy? Arizona does not have an official mountain lion public safety policy and deals with each incident on an individual basis. 6a. How many public safety incidents related to lions occur annually? In recent years there have been two to five incidents each year which have involved mountain lions in public safety issues at highly variable levels of concern. 6b. How many lions are killed annually for public safety reasons? In recent years 0-1 mountain lions have been killed per year for public safety concerns. 7. What management actions do you use to reduce public safety incidents? All management options are utilized to deal with public safety incidents involving mountain lions, including trapping and relocation, euthanasia and sport hunting.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP 101 8. How many lions are killed annually by hunters? An average of 203.4 mountain lions has been taken annually by sport hunters in Arizona over the past five years. 9. What is your annual budget for management of mountain lions? The Arizona Game and Fish Department does not budget management expenses by species. In fiscal 1995, approximately 2.5 percent of the management budget was utilized for mountain lion management. 10. Please summarize current and recent mountain lion research activities. Just published: Arizona Game and Fish Research Technical Report #17: Evaluation of the Interaction Between Mountain Lions and Cattle in the Aravaipa-Klondyke Area of Southeast Arizona. Current Research: Genetics of Mountain Lions in Arizona. Feeding Behavior of Mountain Lions in Arizona. 11. Are there current legislative or initiative actions which would affect mountain lion management in your state/province? No political action concerning mountain lions in Arizona is currently evident. Report Completed By: John S. Phelps Telephone: (602) 789-3352 Predator/Furbearer Biologist Arizona Game and Fish Department
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