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I had an esoteric experience with a female mountain lion, who lives right next to my home in rural Arizona. Previous to my intimate encounter with her, she was the only thing i feared. Keep an open mind- because what she shared with me, was real, and true... She showed me, how often her kind (Big cats) watch humans on the surface of this planet- which is, many thousands of times each day- specifically, in India- and she asked me, "How often do we (big cats) attack you? Or hurt, or kill you?" I had to admit to her- "Basically- never!" She smiled, it seemed, as if, she has an intact sense of humor- in our brief, but passionate connection I shared with her. It should also be said, that Mountain Lions do in fact roar- but I have only heard it when they are enraged and wounded, I have heard it with my own ears- in fact, the very lioness who opened her heart to me on this ranch, was the one I shot (she lived), a few years earlier. I apologized to her from my heart, and she told me, she had already forgiven me for it. She, her people, are passionate, wise, and only care to make her home in reality, in what is true, not the worlds human create for ourselves- the home of the Lion is an eternal place, is much older than anything humans can dream up- and will continue to exist long after we are gone. If cougars, and lions wanted to prey on us, there is little we could do about it- yet each day they choose benevolence. She showed this to me, how often her people watch us- and how comically easily she could turn us into food, and yet- outside of extreme circumstances- they will not hurt us. She showed me, she finds her own food, and it is not a bother to her, she neither desires nor has a hunger for us "humans". It was a life changing experience, to have a cougar, open her heart to me, a human being. I think, in time, as humanity evolves, we will discover that we do indeed have feline DNA within us. As with dogs, we may not even exist, had it not of been for benevolent felines, choosing to make space with us. Sadly, this ancient history has been erased from our DNA, however- while it may not be in our memories- it is forever in the memories of the feline. Yes- cougars should be protected. I was once, one who feared them, but that fear vanished that cool evening, when I met the mother lioness, who lives near my house, and has had several kittens, one of whom, was spotted on my birthday, in our hay barn. And, once, while staying in the yurt near her home, I surprised her daughter, who was walking in the stream by the ranch. She told me, with laughter- that a human scaring a cougar- is a truly rare thing, and my name is on a short list. Ha! And, having worked with wolves, the dynamic is so dissimilar, as wolves are very family oriented, and cougars- are essentially the opposite- and, yet, I found such warmth in the heart of the lioness, who lives near me. It is something I will never forget, and is written in my DNA, a new link of feline and human union. We may have forgotten our past, but nature has not.

They can't make those tags and collars any smaller? They look very uncomfortable.

Everywhere the mountain lion exists it needs to be there. We need to do all we can to protect these magnificent & essential apex predators from habitat loss, vehicle strikes to poaching & everything in between!!! The environment needs the mountain lion as it's a predator critical to regulating deer populations & those of smaller prey.

My favourite and most good looking animal!!! xD

Build animal safe access bridges over or under highways 🛣 😊

The States need to create safe, crossing corridors for wildlife

Cute deadly cats.

Beautiful, magnificent creatures! 🥰

When I grow up I wanna go to puma college

Should i seal the plywood?

these beautiful lions were here first let them have their land I'm tired of selfish people taking up everything

California is the ultimate state, it literally has everything from sandy beaches to snowcapped mountains such a cool place

They are very reclusive if you saw one and escaped unscathed you are fortunate. They see you way before you see them. I had a Lion on my roof, but didn’t realize it in Black Canyon City, AZ. Suddenly I heard a scream just above my head. I jumped back in the house. My neighbor working for us in our garage pointed out the huge paw prints behind my garage, not more than 10-15 feet from the back door to my house. Two weeks later in our local newspaper pictures of a 150 pound cat was killed. They are gorgeous animals but I wouldn’t want to see one up close. They grab you by your throat and disembowel you with their back legs. Not an encounter you want to have! You have to know your surroundings and like the man said know what to do. They were here first so respect wild life, or move to a city!

Established Definitely my daughter lives in Loyalton, Ca and recently told me a mountain Lion killed a farmers 5 sheep, didn’t eat them , just slaughtered them and left them. This was not at night but during the day.

They need to be protected

Just a couple days ago a lion was killed by a car struck here at the 76, in Oceanside, SoCal. 😢

Humans are choking out these creatures not a lot different from the way dandelions will choke out a beautiful lawn if the aggressive weeds are not managed. Unfortunately we're fertilizing the dandelions (development) and forgetting about the flowers and lawn.

im literally crying. i hope we can preserve the species.

Thank you for this video. Fantastic quality.

They are spread across Americas and Canada super cats #1 population map

The capturing workup and tagging seems so much like storier alien abductions of humans

Why dont they build a bridge for animals to cross the roads? We do it like that in the netherlands and it works good.

What are your detentions on divide E R

Im a solo hiker and there's few things i fear more than the mountain lion but with equal admiration for these beautiful creatures.

Just spotted a mountain lion face to face (literally 4 feet away separated by a window) right in my backyard! Thought it was a massive dog at first, and realized I was wrong immediately.

These animals should be protected.

Doesn't matter at all. The Democrats will destroy California before these beautiful creatures are through.

With out them life in California just wouldnt be the same. They are one creature that is so stealth that they can be 20 ft away and you cant see them. They stay away from humans , they mind there own business. They are a gift from God.

Lion rights are bigger than human rights?

So you idiots in California think it's OK to shoot the cat for doing what it does? Phuk California 😊

Dr. Vickers is an articulate and passionate man. Thanks to him and the many others depicted in the series maybe the Mountain Lions of California have a chance. I met Dr. Vickers recently at another Mountain Lion symposium and he's just as dedicated as I imagined. Great job on the documentary.

I saw one at griffith park in Los Angeles CA. How did it get there i have no Clue. Because If it came from the santa monica mountains than it would have to pass 2 major freeways without getting killed to get there and call it home. It was a beautiful. It kind of took me by surprise but I had to remember. I can't get scared when I'm seeing these animals.

No big deal. California mountain lions identify as puppy dogs. 😂

We need mountain lions they are part of the ecosystem, but there’s no balance for mountain loins, because California stop season on them 33 years ago. I personally think California should open season on them or capture them and relocate them to the Sierras. Unfortunately, California won’t do that because of the cost and the fact that every other state around us offers season on them and they could travel over state lines.

Blessings in an abundance of the faith. I salute you. 😘👣🎚️🌏🌍🌎🙏💕💌 Grace and peace be unto you and to this place. Thank you for all things. Thank you for protection and safety. I pray this over the heavens and the earth, in Jesus name amen 🙏 Will you believe and receive Jesus Christ as your lord and personal saviour??? I do. 🌈🫶😊

I live just outside Paso Robles in Central CA. We have Cougars living in the hills around us as well as Bob Cats. I see the very large foot prints but never the Cougars themselves. I have seen a population spike in wild pigs and deer which makes me wonder if the lion population is declining. 2023

What's scarier, a homeless drug addict in L.A. or a California mountain lion? Personally, I'd much rather run into the mountain lion.

Haha that’s Plinka

I am from an south Àsian country but I love these cat s and I believe they must be protected at all costs they are too cute to be considered too dangerous.

I live in Orange County and I have a UA-cam channel showing the wildlife in Orange County, and I recently just got my first mountain lion. They're a really cool species and we need to protect them in whatever way we can.

I like the unagitated depiction in this documentary. Not like those kooky ones.

Beautiful big cats continue to preserve their space and well-being Awesome share

14:57: actual footage of me as a human parent dragging my daughter to the car when its time to leave the park 😂

I wanna rub their bellies ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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2 of our main cats were both killed last week on inter state 5,3 new wolf packs in Cali also hopefully they can roam free and not be shot or run over,Forest dept relocated 2 cats from the sierras to increase bullhorn sheep numbers,both cats were relocated to the Mojave Desert,later the Cats had died of starvation. Imagine they brought our Grizzlies back ( dream on )

Message to the people that want to shoot all mountain lions: Do you have the same outrage over dogs? Fun fact: Dogs attack, injure and kill more people - mostly infants, children and others to weak to fight them off, than all other wild animals combined. More than 800,000 people are attacked, injured and killed by dogs each year in the US alone! So that makes your pet dog more dangerous than mountain lions, bears, bison, alligators, snakes, sharks and every other wild animal.