Proceedings of the fifth mountain lion workshop: 27

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP PREFACE The idea of a mountain lion workshop originated in 1976 when several western states, provinces and federal agencies gathered in Reno, Nevada to share information that had been collected on the mountain lion and to establish both standards for collecting information and determine what research was needed to answer appropriate questions. Over the ensuing 20 years there have been a total of five workshops which have built on the foundation set by the first workshop. The character and types of information presented at these workshops has changed considerably in the last 20 years. Because the number of people involved with the mountain lion has increased and because the amount and scope of research has blossomed, the format of the workshop has evolved into a more formal conference format. The Southern California Chapter of The Wildlife Society and the California Department of Fish and Game worked cooperatively to organize and manage the Fifth Mountain Lion Workshop. The initial steps were to determine if there was sufficient interest in holding another workshop. After conducting a survey of biologist and managers in the field we were surprised at the level of interest expressed by everyone. With this information we moved forward with raising funds, identifying a location to hold the workshop and developing a mailing list. Fortunately no matter who we asked for help they agreed to participate. With all this help we were able to manage all of the logistics associated with the workshop. A workshop like this would not be possible without the time, effort, and perseverence of many biologists from across the North and South American continents. Without the biologists spending the time in the field and managers backing their activities none of this would have been possible. The Fifth Mountain Lion Workshop is a forum for these biologists and managers to present their findings and to engage each other in discussions about mountain lions. To this end I believe we succeeded. Presented in the following pages are papers presented at the workshop and submitted for publication in these proceedings. We also present the abstracts of those who wanted their abstracts published. In order to keep track of papers that have been published elsewhere we have included a reference section of papers that were presented at the workshop and published elsewhere. Finally we have included the state and provincial status reports and a list of participants. I hope this information will be useful to those working with mountain lions. W. Douglas Padley Editor vi
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Fifth Mountain Lion Workshop was organized by a committee from the Southern California Chapter of the Wildlife Society and the California Department of Fish and Game. Terry Mansfield of the Department agreed to cosponsor the workshop in 1994 and assigned Steve Torres and Doug Updike to work on the project. Steve acted in the capacity as Co-Chairman of the workshop and was instrumental in organization of the program and in the review and publication of the workshop proceedings. Doug Updike coordinated activities with state and provincial agencies. The standardized format for the status reports was Doug’s idea. Lorna Bernard worked with the media to keep the public informed of the conference and to insure there would be no disruption of the conference by media coverage. The guidance activities of these Department employees insured a successful program. Carolyn and Jeff Lincer have worked on organizing conferences for other organizations and volunteered to negotiate and manage a contract with the Bahia Hotel. The accommodations, the conference facilities, and the management of those facilities was done very well. Shana Dodd and Slader Buck agreed to managed the registration process. Not only were most people registered prior to the meeting, those that chose to register at the conference were processed efficiently. Karen Kirtland, Steve Loe, David Mayer, Brock Ortega, and Scott Taylor worked behind the scenes working on logistics to prepare for the workshop and to head-off problems that might arise during the conference. Students from San Diego State University ran the slide projectors and acted as gophers during the workshop. The workshop and the proceedings would not have been possible without the support of several organizations. The San Diego County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Commission, The Wildlife Society, the Western Section of The Wildlife Society, and the Southern California Chapter of The Wildlife Society all contributed funds to cover workshop expenses. The California Department of Fish and Game and the San Bernardino National Forest both contributed services in lieu of funds. We would like to take this opportunity thank all of the biologists and managers that have taken an interest in the mountain lion and have made these workshops possible. In particular we would like to say thank you to the biologists and managers that prepared papers for the Fifth Mountain Lion Workshop. W. Douglas Padley Steve Torres Workshop Co-Chairmen. vii
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