Proceedings of the fifth mountain lion workshop: 27
Proceedings of the fifth mountain lion workshop: 27
Proceedings of the fifth mountain lion workshop: 27
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108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP<br />
1. What is your goal for management <strong>of</strong> <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>?<br />
IDAHO<br />
Maintain Idaho's <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> population; stabilize harvest within 25 percent <strong>of</strong> 250 (187-313) or three-year running<br />
average; and reduce female component <strong>of</strong> harvest to 25-35 percent.<br />
2. What percent <strong>of</strong> your state/province is occupied <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> habitat? How many square miles does this<br />
represent?<br />
95 percent. 80,000 square miles.<br />
3. What is your estimated <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> population?<br />
5,000 plus animals.<br />
4. What is <strong>the</strong> five-year trend in <strong>the</strong> population size?<br />
Increasing.<br />
5. What is your <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> depredation policy?<br />
Continue to cooperate with livestock interests and USDA ADC to minimize livestock depredations and document<br />
depredations that do occur.<br />
5a. How many depredation incidents occur annually?<br />
Less than 10.<br />
5b. How many <strong>lion</strong>s are killed annually because <strong>of</strong> depredation?<br />
Average <strong>of</strong> three per year.<br />
6. What is your <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> public safety policy?<br />
No formal policy (written).<br />
6a. How many public safety incidents related to <strong>lion</strong>s occur annually?<br />
Less than 10.<br />
6b. How many <strong>lion</strong>s are killed annually for public safety reasons?<br />
Only an occasional <strong>lion</strong> is killed for public safety reasons.<br />
7. What management actions do you use to reduce public safety incidents?<br />
Timely response to incidents. Problem animals are removed in <strong>the</strong> most expedient manner.<br />
8. How many <strong>lion</strong>s are killed annually by hunters?<br />
1990-94 average is 342 <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>s.
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