Outrage after two mountain lions died when California wildlife officers moved them from the mountains to the Mojave Desert

Indignation has grown after two mountain lions died when wildlife officers moved them from the California mountains to the Mojave Desert – because the state admits ‘in hindsight’ it erred. 

The 2 male mountain lions who have been moved starved to dying whereas attempting to return residence to their feminine counterparts to guard them. 

‘In hindsight, it wasn’t a superb place to launch these lions,’ mentioned Tom Stephenson, a senior environmental scientist on the California Division of Fish and Wildlife. 

‘We’re not transferring them to that setting anymore,’ Stephenson added. 

Environmentalists have reamed out these answerable for the removing the animals, recognized as L147 and L176, calling the choice to relocate them ‘disturbing.’ 

‘Maybe we should always discover those that are answerable for this travesty within the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, put monitoring collars on them and launch them within the Mojave desert. Let’s examine how they prefer it,’ David Freeman commented in regards to the transfer. 

Two male mountain lions who have been moved from the Sierra Nevada to the Mojave Desert by wildlife officers starved to dying whereas attempting to return residence (file picture of a mountain lion)

The cougars have been dropped off some 210 miles away from their residence and have been purportedly trying to make their manner again residence to their feminine counterparts. 

L147 was discovered deceased in a desolate portion of the desert, whereas L176 was present in an especially emaciated state and wanted to be put down a number of months later. 

In accordance with wildlife specialists, the choice to maneuver the animals was particularly puzzling contemplating the male mountain lion’s pure instincts. 

Male mountain lions, when faraway from their habitat, will usually try and return to their residence vary to guard their females from assaults and different potential mates. 

The animals have been found in March and Could 2021 however the uproar stems from a lately printed report on the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Restoration Program. 

This system displays the federally endangered bighorns and their predators. 

It was as a result of the mountain lions have been discovered attacking a bighorn that they have been faraway from the setting within the first place. 

The Mojave Desert was chosen seemingly as an experiment that authorities hoped would show that the world was viable for animals of their type. 

The experiment shortly went south and within the report, the group of officers acknowledged that extra thought and analysis ought to have been carried out.    

‘Extra vital and sensible components which ought to affect mountain lion conduct, akin to prey availability and habitat familiarity, obtained much less consideration,’ the report states. 

Finally, the animals ‘struggled to seek out prey in an unfamiliar setting.’

Male mountain lions, when faraway from their habitat, will usually try and return to their residence vary to guard their females (file picture of a mountain lion) 

Wildlife officers instantly confronted backlash following the discharge of the report. 

Outcry on social media started abruptly with advocates decrying the ‘experiment.’ 

‘The deaths of the mountain lions famous within the report are tragic, and studying about their deaths made my coronary heart harm,’ Brent Lyles, govt director of the Mountain Lion Basis, instructed the Los Angeles Instances.  

‘Trying again on the tip outcome, I want they’d thought-about extra components, like habitat suitability for these specific lions,’ he mentioned. 

‘However I’m positive these researchers really feel the identical manner, trying again on their actions in hindsight,’ the Mountain Lion Basis consultant added.

Others shared their disgust on the wildlife officers’ lack of thought in dropping the animals in a desolate area they have been unfamiliar with. 

‘I am shocked these geniuses did not drop them off on an iceberg,’ wrote one individual. 

‘The perfect and brightest in state authorities,’ one other shared. 

‘Why did they try this? As a result of they’re dumb as rocks and don’t have any accountability. Our tax {dollars} at work using the unemployable,’ wrote one other.