Mountain lion and human activity in California: Testing speculations

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 451-460

  Torres, Steven G ^a,c,d   Mansfield, Terry M ^a,b   Foley, Janet E ^a,b,e   Lupo, Thomas ^a,f   Brinkhaus, Amy ^a,b,g  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e School of Veterninary Medicine

^f SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; depredation; development; domestic sheep; human activity; livestock; mountain lion; pets; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOUNTAIN LION; PREDATION; SHEEP;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

OVIS ARIES; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 0029660530     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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