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102 REDUCING PUMA ATTACKS · Fitzhugh et al. watched all night and finally left the area as rescuers arrived. (Personal communication from Kathleen Kavalok to K. Etling). The incident above illustrates the presence of mind needed when confronted by a puma. This person did everything just right, but the puma responded almost the opposite way from what was expected. We believe the information we have provided is correct in a statistical sense. It is very important to remember what to do, but also be prepared to adapt to the puma’s behavior. With luck and aggressiveness on your part, you may avoid an attack and also teach the puma that humans may not be food after all. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We thank S. C. Reed for helping build the spreadsheet, verify data, review files, and enter new data. J. Schmidt helped with the original compilation in 1985-86. R.W. Riley, K. J. Stahle, S. E. Gordon, M. A. Whittaker, B. R. Campos, M. E. Jackson, E. Chen, A. M. White helped with data organization and entry. E. L. Blake provided some new ideas for analysis. Details of incidents were provided by P. Swift, California Department of Fish and Game, R. Beausoleil, formerly of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, K. Bergersen, Arizona Game and Fish Department, T. R. Collom, W. Castillo, and D. Whittaker, of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, M. Austin and B. Guiltner of the B.C. Ministry of Environment, M. Gillett, R. Skiles E. Myers, A. Davis, J. Case, K. McKinlay-Jones, of the National Park Service, A. Barton, M. Shuey, L. Lewis, and S. Galentine. We made extensive use of new information in books by K. Etling (2001), by J. Deurbrock and D. Miller (2001), and by H. P. Danz (1999). We thank the many who have provided information about their personal experiences, either to us or to previous authors. P. Beier (1991) provided the first scientific analysis of puma attack data, and PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP inspired us to continue our work. Finally, the very foundation, without which this effort may not have ever begun, is C. T. Barnes’ (1960) book. His book stimulated, and to a large extent, enabled this project during its infancy. R. G. Coss, H. G. Shaw, L. L. Sweanor, W. F. Laudenslayer, W. E. Howard, and R. E. Marsh improved the paper with reviews of the draft manuscript, but errors remain the author’s responsibility. LITERATURE CITED ANONYMOUS. 1917. Untitled comment by editor following Marsh 1917. Outdoor Life 38:194. ANONYMOUS. 1925. An old question. Outdoor Life 46:113. ANONYMOUS. 1994. Phoenix Gazette and Tucson Citizen. 20 July 1994. ANONYMOUS. 2002. The New York Times. 12 November 2002. BARNES, CLAUDE T. 1960. "The Cougar or Mountain Lion." The Ralton Co. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 175 pp. BEIER, P. 1991. Cougar attacks on humans in the United States and Canada. Wildlife Society Bulletin 19:403-412. COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE. 2002. News Report. 8 January 2002. DANZ, HAROLD P. 1999. Cougar! Swallow Press/Ohio University Press. Athens, Ohio, USA. 310 pp. DEURBROCK, JO AND DEAN MILLER. 2001. Cat attacks: true stories and hard lessons from cougar country. Sasquatch Books. Seattle, Washington, USA. 221 pp. ETLING, KATHY. 2001. Cougar attacks: encounters of the worst kind. The Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Press. Guilford, Connecticut, USA. 246 pp. FITZHUGH, E. LEE AND W.P. GORENZEL. 1986. Biological status of mountain lions in California. pp. 336-346 in Proceedings, Twelfth Vertebrate Pest Conference. T. P. Salmon (ed.). Vertebrate Pest Council of the
Vertebrate Pest Conference. University of California, Davis, California, USA. FORD, PHIL. 1994. Burney bowhunter stalked by fearless mountain lion. Fishing and Hunting News. September 15-29, 1994. HUNTER, J. MARVIN. 1922. Pioneer history of Bandera County; seventy-five years of intrepid history. Hunter’s Printing House. Bandera, Texas, USA. 241 pp. MARSH, CHARLES. 1917. Children attacked by cougar. Outdoor Life 38:193-194. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP REDUCING PUMA ATTACKS · Fitzhugh et al. 103 PRITCHARD, C. HESKETH. 1902. Through the heart of Patagonia. New York, USA. 346 pp. ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. 1914:29. Through the Brazilian wilderness. New York, USA. SETON, E.T. 1929. Lives of game animals. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York, USA. Vol I, Part I.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface..........
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COUGAR PREDATION ON PREY IN YELLOWS
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PREFACE vii PREFACE The Wyoming Gam
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ix IN MEMORY
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2 STATUS OF MOUNTAIN LION POPULATIO
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4 STATUS OF MOUNTAIN LION POPULATIO
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CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REP
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8 CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS R
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10 CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS
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12 CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS
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COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPOR
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16 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS RE
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FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVAT
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20 FLORIDA STATUS REPORT · Lotz an
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26 IDAHO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPOR
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28 IDAHO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPOR
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30 MONTANA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REP
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32 NEVADA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPO
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40 NEW MEXICO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS
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42 NEW MEXICO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS
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44 SOUTH DAKOTA MOUNTAIN LION STATU
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50 TEXAS MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPOR
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Page 82 and 83: 72 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf F
Page 84 and 85: 74 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf C
Page 86 and 87: 76 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf A
Page 88 and 89: 78 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf f
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Page 92 and 93: 82 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf N
Page 94 and 95: 84 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf C
Page 96 and 97: 86 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf m
Page 98 and 99: 88 IMPROVING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF M
Page 100 and 101: 90 REDUCING PUMA ATTACKS · Fitzhug
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Page 114 and 115: 104 A CONCEPTUAL MODEL AND APPRAISA
Page 116 and 117: 106 MOUNTAIN LION MOVEMENTS AND PER
Page 118 and 119: 108 PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF FLORIDA
Page 120 and 121: 110 ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND EVO
Page 122 and 123: 112 MOUNTAIN LION BED, CACHE AND KI
Page 130 and 131: 120 EFFECT OF ROADS ON HABITAT USE
Page 132 and 133: 122 COUGAR ECOLOGY AND COUGAR-WOLF
Page 134 and 135: 124 ARE PUMAS OPPORTUNISTIC SCAVENG
Page 136 and 137: 126 COUGAR PREDATION ON PREY IN YEL
Page 138 and 139: 128 COUGAR TOTAL PREDATION RESPONSE
Page 140 and 141: 130 CHARACTERISTICS OF COUGAR HARVE
Page 146 and 147: 136 DEFINING AND DELINEATING DE FAC
Page 148 and 149: 138 MANAGEMENT OF COUGARS (PUMA CON
Page 150 and 151: 140 PROJECT CAT (COUGARS AND TEACHI
Page 152 and 153: 142 ESTIMATING COUGAR ABUNDANCE USI
Page 154 and 155: 144 PRESENCE AND MOVEMENTS OF LACTA
Page 156 and 157: 146 RECONCILING SCIENCE AND POLITIC
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152 DISPERSAL IN MALE PUMAS · Laun
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162 ASSESSING GPS RADIOTELEMETRY RE
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164 FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE OF COUGARS
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166 DEPREDATION TRENDS IN CALIFORNI
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168 PUMA ACTIVITY AND MOVEMENTS IN
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170 MOUNTAIN LION SURVEY TECHNIQUES
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172 CRITICAL COUGAR CROSSING AND BA
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174 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Chris Beld
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176 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Steve Fitz
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178 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Mollie Hog
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180 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Cheryl Le
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182 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Ryan Nelso
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184 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Harley Sha
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