{"id":9196,"date":"2015-08-24T12:09:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T19:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=9196"},"modified":"2015-08-24T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T19:09:24","slug":"mountain-lion-facts-and-how-to-react-if-you-encounter-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=9196","title":{"rendered":"Mountain lion facts and how to react if you encounter one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento Ca. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/visit\/know-before-you-go\/mountain-lions\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/visit\/know-before-you-go\/mountain-lions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mountainlion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9197\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mountainlion-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"mountainlion\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mountainlion-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mountainlion-80x55.jpg 80w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mountainlion.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your chances of encountering a mountain lion are small. However, mountain lion attacks have been on the rise as humans increasingly enter these cats\u2019 territory. If at any time you spot a mountain lion, report the sighting or encounter to your local forest ranger station or visitor center as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h2>Mountain lion facts<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The mountain lion is also known as cougar, panther, or puma. \u00a0Body coloration can range from tan to gray and cubs are usually covered with blackish brown spots.<\/li>\n<li>Adult males may be more than 8 feet long (from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail), and can weigh between 130 and 150 pounds. Adult females can be 7 feet long and weigh between 65 and 90 pounds.<\/li>\n<li>Generally speaking, mountain lions can be found wherever deer are present. Their usual habitat is steep, rocky canyons or mountainous terrain.<\/li>\n<li>Mountain lions can be found in deserts as well as coastal forests, and from sea level to 10,000-foot elevations.<\/li>\n<li>An adult male&#8217;s home range is typically more than 100 square miles and females generally use smaller areas, approximately 20 to 60 square miles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hiking and camping in mountain lion habitat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not hike alone. Go in groups, with adults supervising children.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid dawn and dusk excursions.<\/li>\n<li>Keep children close to you. Animals seem especially drawn to children.<\/li>\n<li>Pick up small children. The mountain lion will see small children as easier prey.<\/li>\n<li>Do not approach a lion. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation, so give them a way to escape.<\/li>\n<li>Do not run from a lion. Running may stimulate a mountain lion&#8217;s instinct to chase.<\/li>\n<li>Do not crouch down or bend over. A human standing does not resemble a mountain lion&#8217;s natural prey.<\/li>\n<li>Do all you can to appear larger. Raise your arms. Open your jacket if you are wearing one. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a loud voice.<\/li>\n<li>Fight back if attacked. Mountain lions usually try to bite the head or neck; try to remain standing and face the attacking animal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento Ca. Source: http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/visit\/know-before-you-go\/mountain-lions Your chances of encountering a mountain lion are small. However, mountain lion attacks have been on the rise as humans increasingly enter these cats\u2019 territory. If at any time you spot a mountain lion, report the sighting or encounter to your local forest ranger station or visitor center as soon as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1293,"featured_media":9197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-government","category-national-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mountainlion.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}