A problem that needs creative, forward-thinking, and more permanent solutions. It is simply putting a bandaid over a persistent problem. Killing the offending lion and a few of his or her furry friends may give the sheep a brief respite from imminent death, but it's not a long-term solution. How long until a young adult in search of his own territory finds this sheep haven, or until another lion in an adjacent territory expands its range? It's inevitable. Any biologist knows that where there is a sustainable population of lions, when one lion dies another takes its place. Perhaps a month, or a week, or maybe even just one night. Sure, killing off the predators will keep the prey safe, for a little while. And their big guns- According to, data from a collared lion that reveals that it's killing and eating the endangered sheep at a high rate- ie. The agencies (USFWS and Arizona Game and Fish) insist that recovering the critically important Kofa desert bighorn sheep herd from near record-low population levels will be challenging due to additive mountain lion predation (emphasis my own). ![]() Shouldn't wildlife be protected, they ask, in a wildlife refuge? ![]() Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to create a sport hunting season on mountain lions in the Kofa. Advocates of mountain lions are up in arms with the U.S. The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Arizona is under fire.
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