Proceedings of the fifth mountain lion workshop: 27

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108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP 1. What is your goal for management of mountain lion? IDAHO Maintain Idaho's mountain lion population; stabilize harvest within 25 percent of 250 (187-313) or three-year running average; and reduce female component of harvest to 25-35 percent. 2. What percent of your state/province is occupied mountain lion habitat? How many square miles does this represent? 95 percent. 80,000 square miles. 3. What is your estimated mountain lion population? 5,000 plus animals. 4. What is the five-year trend in the population size? Increasing. 5. What is your mountain lion depredation policy? Continue to cooperate with livestock interests and USDA ADC to minimize livestock depredations and document depredations that do occur. 5a. How many depredation incidents occur annually? Less than 10. 5b. How many lions are killed annually because of depredation? Average of three per year. 6. What is your mountain lion public safety policy? No formal policy (written). 6a. How many public safety incidents related to lions occur annually? Less than 10. 6b. How many lions are killed annually for public safety reasons? Only an occasional lion is killed for public safety reasons. 7. What management actions do you use to reduce public safety incidents? Timely response to incidents. Problem animals are removed in the most expedient manner. 8. How many lions are killed annually by hunters? 1990-94 average is 342 mountain lions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP 109 9. What is your annual budget for management of mountain lions? No dollars specifically budgeted for mountain lion budget other than personnel costs. 10. Please summarize current and recent mountain lion research activities. No current or recent lion research by the state; Idaho State University has been involved in lion research since 1985, documenting population parameters for an exploited population in south-central Idaho. 11. Are there current legislative or initiative actions which would affect mountain lion management in your state/province? No. Report Completed By: John Beecham Telephone: (208) 334-2920 Idaho Department of Fish and Game
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