For most people, seeing a mountain lion happens in the best national parks for seeing wildlife. National parks in Arizona, Florida, Wyoming, Utah, and California are where mountain lions are most often seen. However, mountain lions live with people in one place in California. Most people never see mountain lions because they are so sneaky.
Folks coming to Los Angeles this winter to enjoy activities in the City of Angels probably aren’t worried about running into big animals while they look at the city’s most famous buildings. It would be wrong to do this, though, because mountain lions live in Los Angeles with people.
Mountain lions don’t like it when people get close to them, but it does happen sometimes. Because of this, it is best to know what to do if you come across a mountain lion so that no one gets hurt.
Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the US, but mountain lions live on the edges of the city. Two megacities, one of them being Mumbai, India, have big cats living with the people who live there.
People used to think that mountain lions hunted in places with lots of trees or near rivers and streams, since that’s where their favorite prey, the mule deer, lives. It has been found, though, that this is only partly true.
Male mountain lions are the ones who hunt in safer places. Mountain cat females, on the other hand, like to hunt near people.
A study in the journal PLOS One found that female mountain lions hunted closer to people because mule deer also liked to hang out in this area because there was lots of food and water for them. Another thing was that shooting close to homes put hunters closer to mountain lion cubs. This way, the female mountain lions could hunt closer to their young instead of going off into the bush and leaving them behind for too long.
Because mountain lions live and play so close to people, it is important to be careful when you are outside in Los Angeles. This is especially true since the hills are where some of the most popular things to do in the county happen.
