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They are not afraid of humans.  We need to establish a hunting season on
Cougars, and/mountain lions in Canada and US.  This would teach them that
humans are not their prey.


J Wootton wrote:

> Has their source of food disappeared?
> Are they migrating north from the US?
> AFAIK both attacks occurred early in the a.m...
> According to CBC news, they're retraced both the skier's (and the
> cougar's) tracks and the cougar had stalked her for quite some time.
>
> http://www.banffcragnewspaper.com/News/news1.html
> <snip>there is obviously something going on that we're not sure about,
> and until that happens people need to take a little bit of
> precaution,<snip>
>
> LINKS:
> http://www.elp.gov.bc.ca/wld/pub/cougar.htm
> http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cougar.html
> http://www.apos.ab.ca/cougar.htm
> http://www.islandnet.com/~scott/facts.htm
> http://www.vancouverislandabound.com/bearsafety.htm
> Cougars are rarely seen and attacks on humans are rare. Documented
> attacks usually show the cougar is injured or starving. It is important
> not to let small children venture alone into the bush where cougars are
> known to be present.
>
> http://www.worldweb.com/ParksCanada-Banff/hazards.html
> Cougar attacks on people are rare, but it is still important to discuss
> safety with your family. Children and crouching adults are most at risk.
> Never leave your children unattended. Avoid being alone on hiking trails
> at dusk or dawn, and keep pets leashed at all times. Do NOT stare into a
> cougar's eyes, run or crouch down. Pick up small children and back away
> slowly.
>
> http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/01/02/cougarbanff010102
>
> Threat of marauding cougars worries town of Banff
> WebPosted Wed Jan 3 19:12:34 2001
> BANFF, ALTA. - Officials in Banff, Alberta, have been knocking on doors
> warning people the cougar that killed a 30-year-old woman on Tuesday may
> not be the only cat to worry about.
>
> They're repeating warnings to skiers and hikers to stick to main streets
> and to go out only in groups.
> Banff National Park wardens found a cougar standing over the body of
> Frances Frost near Lake Minawanka, just outside the town of Banff, on
> Tuesday.
>
> Frost was living at her family's condo just outside the park and was
> cross-country skiing when the cougar attacked her.
>
> She had recently been named dancer-in-residence at the Banff Centre of
> the Arts.
>
> Park officials immediately killed the animal.
>
> No sign why cougar attacked
>
> The park's chief warden says the killing by the cougar was a rare act.
>
> "I'd like to stress this cougar was exhibiting highly unusual behaviour
> and we may never know what caused this attack," Ian Syme said at a news
> conference Wednesday.
>
> An autopsy shows it was healthy, and there's no indication, so far, why
> it attacked.
>
> Syme said the cougar apparently stalked Frost. The animal hid behind a
> tree and attacked her from behind as she skiied by on the trail.
>
> Park officers are continuing to track the movements of cougars in the
> area.
>
> They say cougars are coming closer to the town because their food supply
> � herds of elk � are also coming closer.
>
> Multiple cougar sightings reported
>
> It was the third incident involving a cougar in and around the mountain
> town in the previous 24 hours.
>
> Banff, Alta.
> At about 5 a.m. Tuesday, a cougar attacked an Alaskan Husky sleeping in
> its doghouse.
>
> "I came out and the cougar had Sarah by the back of her neck," said
> owner John Peck.
>
> Both the cougar and the dog ran off, trailing blood in the snow. Peck
> said he thinks the family pet is still alive.
>
> A couple of hours later on the other side of town, a cougar stalked a
> woman and her dog along a trail near the Banff Springs Hotel. She ran to
> a nearby home to seek help.
>
> "The lady feared for her safety, so she started yelling and screaming
> and some local residents essentially came to her rescue," said park
> warden Doug Eastcott.
>
> Park officials said the woman came upon the cougar as it fed on the
> carcass of a recently killed elk.

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