close_encounters_with_mountain_lions crOwl 1. DON'T RUN stand still and face the lion with your companions. 2. immediately pick-up and hold small children 3. stand upright to make yourself appear larger-wave your arms and make a noisy commotion if the animal moves towrd you 4. back away slowly while facing the animal 5. if attacked, fight back aggressively 6. ask god to forgive you of your sins and then die. (kathy added that one) --from, "the tahoma news," the official publication of mt. rainier national park sunshine__comes__quietly 060416 ... nom : cougar : 060416 ... nom "1. California - June 1890 7 year old boy killed by two lions while playing near his home in Siskiyou County. 2. California - July 1909 Rabid cougar attacks woman and child who survived the attack but died later from rabies. 3. Washington - December 1924 13 year old boy attacked and killed by a 3 year old healthy male cougar. 4. British Columbia - June 1949 7 year old boy was attacked and killed while walking on the beach 5. British Columbia - January 1971 12 year old boy attacked and killed by male cougar while playing with his sisters. 6. New Mexico - January 1974 8 year old boy killed by 3 year old female cougar 7. British Columbia - July 1976 7 year old girl killed by 2 year old male lion on Vancouver Island. 8. British Columbia - May 1988 9 year old boy stalked and killed by 4 year old male mountain Lion. 9. Montana - September 1989 a 5 year old boy was attacked and killed by at least two possibly three cougars. 10. Colorado - January 1991 18 year old boy killed while jogging on his high school track 11. California - March 1991 3 year old attacked and killed by cougar. 12. British Columbia - May 1992, 7 year old boy attacked and killed while playing in the school yard. the young female cougar was killed at the scene. 13. California - April 1994, 40 year old, female long distance runner was attacked and killed while jogging in the Auburn State Recreation area. 14. California - December 1994 56 year old woman was killed while hiking alone in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. 15. British Columbia - August 1996, Mother killed while defending her 6 year old son on horse back riding trip. 16. Colorado - July 1997, 10 year old boy killed by an adult female cougar while hiking in Ricky Mountain National Park. 17. Colorado - October 1999, 3 year old missing boys remains found and evidence suggests killed by Mountain Lion. 18. Alberta - January 2001 30 year old female skier killed by mountain in Banff National Park. 19. Arkansas - May 2003 41 year old woman was killed in her yard by what was most likely a cougar. 20. California - January 2004 35 year old male attacked and killed and partially consumed while mountain biking." 060416 ... eatingstars this made me sad and scared 060416 ... unhinged as much as we like to believe that we are on top of the food chain, there are still animals that are willing to prove to us otherwise when they are cornered and/or hungry. big cats like mountain lions and tigers have been attacking humans for centuries. of course it's sad when little kids die, but it's just mother nature reminding us she still has ways to keep us in check. i think they are beautiful. she reminded me of a panther the way she walked; slinky and sulky, stalking. looking for her next victim. of course, she was always most beautiful when she was moving in on it or hunched over her cigarette like a prize kill. 060416 ... denverpost.com 04/16/2006 Mountain lion attacks boy on Boulder trail "Members of a 7-year-old boy's family drove off a mountain lion that attacked him on a trail on Flagstaff Mountain late Saturday. The boy, who was not identified, was walking last in a single file of eight family members and friends near the Crown Rock trailhead about 6 p.m. when his father turned and saw the lion on him. The lion seized the child by the head and dragged him toward the woods, family members told Jason Blumen, a supervisor with Pridemark Paramedic Services, at Boulder Community Hospital. They shouted and struck the lion with rocks and sticks, said Tyler Baskfield, a spokesman for the state Division of Wildlife. "They did everything possible to defend the boy from the lion," Baskfield said. "You've got to fight back with everything you have if you're attacked by a mountain lion." Authorities said the boy had injuries consistent with a mountain lion attack including claw marks on his leg and puncture wounds on his jaw and head. "The family showed unbelievable courage and bravery," said Blumen. "It was the family that ultimately scared the animal away, and I am 100 percent sure that they saved his life." Blumen said the boy, who was later transferred from the Boulder hospital to Children's Hospital in Denver, is doing "remarkably well." Family members, who declined interviews, issued a statement saying he was in stable condition. The family's home town was not available. Dean Paschall, division manager of visitor environmental services for the city of Boulder, which owns the popular recreation area, said the boy suffered facial lacerations and bite marks on one leg. "This is something that is extremely unusual," Paschall said. "The mountain lions here are very accustomed to human beings. They don't look at humans as their natural food source." Claire Solohub of the Division of Wildlife said traps were being set and baited with road kill to catch the lion. Search dogs and officers with guns and flashlights were combing the area. "Whenever you have wild animals and people living together, we can't always control what happens," Solohub said. Baskfield said the cougar, if found, would be killed in the interest of safety because it's possible it would strike again. "The mountain lion may have been confused and thought the boy was prey because of his size," he added. Baskfield said authorities are considering restricting access to trails on Flagstaff Mountain until the mountain lion is found. Boulder resident Chuck Corwin, who frequently hikes in the area, said he has never seen a mountain lion there, but the animals have had so much interaction with people that they're not afraid of them. "It's going to happen every once in a while unless you kill every mountain lion in the state," Corwin said of Saturday's attack. Although cougar attacks are rare, mountain lions have killed people in Colorado - three in the past 15 years. There are an estimated 5,000 big cats in Colorado. Males can grow to more than 8 feet long from nose to tail and weigh up to 150 pounds." 060417 what's it to you? who go blather from