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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112 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 />
NEVADA<br />
Maintain <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> distribution in reasonable densities throughout Nevada. Control <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>s creating a<br />
public safety hazard or causing property damage. Provide recreational, educational, and scientific use opportunities <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> resource. Maintain a balance between <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>s and prey. Manage <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>s as a<br />
metapopulation.<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 />
45 percent, 50,000 square miles.<br />
3. What is your estimated <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> population?<br />
2,500 - 4,000.<br />
4. What is <strong>the</strong> five-year trend in <strong>the</strong> population size?<br />
Stable to increasing.<br />
5. What is your <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> depredation policy?<br />
Under current procedures, a landowner who has loss <strong>of</strong> livestock may contact <strong>the</strong> Division <strong>of</strong> Wildlife or <strong>the</strong> USDA<br />
Animal Damage Control to investigate and confirm <strong>the</strong> loss was caused by a <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>; if so, Animal Damage<br />
Control or <strong>the</strong> landowner under a depredation permit, may pursue and kill <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fending <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>. Most <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
when a domestic pet is taken by a <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>, deterrent methods are suggested to prevent fur<strong>the</strong>r loss from <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>. Any person has <strong>the</strong> right to kill a <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> if it has or is about to harm his person or property. The<br />
carcass <strong>of</strong> a <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> killed for reasons <strong>of</strong> depredation becomes <strong>the</strong> property <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Division <strong>of</strong> Wildlife.<br />
5a. How many depredation incidents occur annually?<br />
50 to 75 in 1994-95.<br />
5b. How many <strong>lion</strong>s are killed annually because <strong>of</strong> depredation?<br />
An average <strong>of</strong> 47 per year from 1990 to 1995.<br />
6. What is your <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong> public safety policy?<br />
In <strong>the</strong> past, little emphasis was placed on public safety regarding <strong>mountain</strong> <strong>lion</strong>s.<br />
6a. How many public safety incidents related to <strong>lion</strong>s occur annually?<br />
Less than five.<br />
6b. How many <strong>lion</strong>s are killed annually for public safety reasons?<br />
Most years none, but no more than two or three annually.
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