Why did California officials drop two mountain lions in the desert and leave them to die?

📆 8/27/2023 10:06 PM

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After two mountain lions who were transplanted to the Mojave Desert died of starvation, California wildlife officials have revised their relocation policy.

The Eastern Sierra Nevada has braced for snowmelt flooding since spring. Forecasters say the region’s waterways should return to normal by next month.Also, the department will no longer move male lions, because they are prone to bolt back to their home ranges, pushed by instinct to guard females from the advances of other males.

A benefit of the experiment, the report noted, was that “Both L147 and L176 used separate underpasses to cross I-15, demonstrating the importance of wildlife crossing corridors on major highways.” He said a new 2022 annual report on the Sierra bighorn recovery program published on Wednesday included a section intended to “clarify” the matter.

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