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PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP 105
6. What is your mountain lion public safety policy?
This policy is generally stated in Fish and Game Code Sections 4801, and provides for the removal of mountain lions
perceived as an imminent threat. Detailed guidelines are being developed to assist wardens and safety officers, and
include incident command response and coordination.
6a. How many public safety incidents related to lions occur annually?
6b. How many lions are killed annually for public safety reasons?
Approximately five to ten mountain lions are killed every year in relation to public safety problems. The public reports
over 300 sightings/incidents every year to the Department.
7. What management actions do you use to reduce public safety incidents?
Management actions to reduce human/lion conflicts; education and information.
8. How many lions are killed annually by hunters?
None.
9. What is your annual budget for management of mountain lions?
California does not have a management budget for mountain lions.
10. Please summarize current and recent mountain lion research activities.
93-95: Summary and analysis of mountain lion depredation over the last 20 years.
95: Analysis of mountain lion and human activity in California.
92-97: The decline of the Round Valley Deer Herd. Population analysis and cause-specific mortality.
11. Are there current legislative or initiative actions which would affect mountain lion management in your
state/province?
Proposition 197 will be on the March 1996 ballot. It will challenge current legislation (Proposition 117, 1990)
designating mountain lions as a "specially protected mammal."
Report Completed By: Steven G. Torres Telephone: (916) 653-7203
California Department of Fish and Game