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Mountain lions walk with their claws retracted so there are no nail prints. Mountain lion prints are distinguished from large dogs in a number of ways, the most identifiable being claw prints at the toes. The Department of Fish and Wildlife is completing its review and while the review is in progress, mountain lions have the same protection as other species under the Endangered Species Act, according to Fish and Wildlife’s website. Mountain lions are protected under the California Endangered Species Act, even though that status is under study. He recommends a Fish and Wildlife publication the biologist provided him for residents living in mountain lion territory at. It did and I was able to scratch it behind its ears.”īut those cats were used to humans and Presser is the first to say mountain lions need to be respected. “The guy in there said not to run and let the cat come to you. “She had three mountain lions in enclosures and asked if I wanted to pet one,” he said. One year he was in Costa Rica as a guest of a woman who rescued all manner of big cats. He owns Four Winds Travel in Carmel and specializes in photo safaris all over the world. Presser has had an up-close-and-personal encounter with a mountain lion a number of years ago. More than half of California is considered mountain lion habitat, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.Ībout five years ago Presser discovered a deer carcass behind his house that “was covered in pine needles, which mountain lions do,” he said. A mountain lion was spotted near Monterey High School earlier this year and another was seen in Carmel in February. They are most active between dusk and dawn, and generally avoid contact with humans. Usain Bolt, one of the world’s fastest humans, can run 23 mph. “If a lion comes into my property I want it to be able to leave.” Besides, according to the Sacramento-based Mountain Lion Foundation, these big cats can scale 12-foot fences and sprint as fast as 50 mph. Presser does not have fencing to the rear of his property, and for good reason. He has noticed that raccoons in the area have all but disappeared. “This is his territory,” Presser said about the Skyline Drive woodland. Male mountain lions can have territories up to 100 square miles and the territories of females can range up to 60 square miles. The greenbelt near Presser’s property can allow a lion a fairly unimpeded path from the Jacks Peak area into the woodlands behind his home. Adult mountain lions (cougars and pumas are the same animal) are solitary and territorial animals. Sunday showed the lion clearly walking through the entire frame.Īt one point in the video, the cat stopped, looked up at the camera and seemed to growl at it before sauntering away. It was just in April when another cat stalking prey cruised in front of Presser’s infrared camera, That one just skimmed the corner of a video frame, but the image caught at about 11 p.m. “It was a big, healthy mountain lion that’s been eating well,” Presser said. The Skyline Drive and Huckleberry Hill neighborhood sports a woodland that seems to be a conduit of sorts for mountain lions hunting deer - their favorite meal - which are plentiful in the greenbelt that runs through the neighborhood. MONTEREY - Sunday night wasn’t the first time Dan Presser viewed a mountain lion roaming behind his Monterey property, but it certainly was one of the strongest-looking cats he’s seen in a while. This mountain lion was captured on video Sunday night behind his property in the Skyline Drive area of Monterey.