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has continued in the years since.
In situations where depredation cannot
be confirmed, the district wildlife officer
will offer advice and suggestions as to how
the complainant can avoid incidents with
lions. Lions captured for reasons other than
depredation are relocated to another area of
the state.
Human safety incidents with lions are
rare in New Mexico. Any lion involved in a
human safety type of incident would be
destroyed if caught.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Ligon (1926) conducted the first
investigation on cougars in New Mexico and
determined that they were uncommon but
preyed heavily upon domestic animals and
deer. Hibben (1937) investigated lion
biology in northern and western portions of
the state. Prey use and movements in the
southwestern corner of the state were
documented via radio telemetry in the
1970’s (Donaldson 1975, Johnson 1982).
Cougar ecology in Carlsbad Caverns
National Park, New Mexico and the
Guadalupe Mountains National Park across
the border in Texas was studied from 1982-
85 (Smith et al. 1986). Ecology and
population dynamics of cougars in the San
Andres Mountains of south central New
Mexico were studied from 1985-95 (Logan
et al. 1996). This was the most intensive
investigation of desert-dwelling cougars
ever conducted. Beausoleil (2001) reviewed
historic and current status of mountain lions
in New Mexico.
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