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shari
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Puma sighted in Guerrero Negro!!!
I have learned over the years living in baja to ALWAYS have a camera handy. Bouncing along a side street in GN a few days ago, I spotted this...
this poor emaciated mountain lion or Puma as they call it was found wandering around the Sta.Gertrudis area and brought to the vet in GN. They are
nursing her back to health and she will most likely live in a zoo....Juan wanted to bring her home.
she is a little over a year old and blind. I had never been so close to a cougar before...she has huge paws! She is very tame and liked to be
patted...although I did so V E R Y carefully.
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wow
I get to see them in the wild once in a while but never near people/towns !! why is it blind????? K&T and the zoo near santiago will make a
grown man cry !!
[Edited on 6-27-2012 by captkw]
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Saw one by Campo Fisher couple of years ago dashing across the road.
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shari
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I saw one on the beach in San Roque once and have seen tracks on the beach in Asuncion of a mom and cub..what an impressive kitty.
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She. Is. BEAUTIFUL!!
What a glorious animal. Great photos, Shari.
What zoo are they thinking, btw?
I'm asking out of concern for the puma, of course, and also because the osprey that was sent to Mulege from La Bocana is alive, rehabilitated, but
will never fly again.
It doesn't appear that the US will allow her into the US to join a willing and capable riparian sanctuary.
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Riparian relates to rivers.
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shari
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the vet only said they hoped a zoo would take her...not sure if they will sell her or donate it...but you can see her if you are in GN....pretty cool
to pet a puma!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
the vet only said they hoped a zoo would take her...not sure if they will sell her or donate it...but you can see her if you are in GN....pretty cool
to pet a puma! |
Oh Shari. Juan is right on. The animal would be much happier at your place and the dog's would make sure nothing happens to her, Protect her and show
her around the place.
And your kitty needs a giant Bud around the house also, those dogs must be boring after awhile to a thinking kitty.
Hope you get her.
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Shari,
Juan looks so happy in that pic with the cougar...
I am a big-time cat guy and have always said I wish I had a BIG cat....but maintaining such a critter is a huge task re: health, safety, security,
etc.)
Years ago I met a fellow (he was a trapper and guide....local folks hired him to kill predatory cougars in the area) who had several cougars in a
chainlink compound in his backyard/acreage. He had them since they were kittens (he shot their mothers), but kept folks away from them as they could
be unpredictable with .
The ground shakes when they purr....I hope a good home works out for that beauty....a shame about the cat being blind
Don't believe everything you think....
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Sing us 'Soft Kitty'...
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No shortage of 'em in my neck of the woods. Very impressive critters.
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but still a wild animal that make unpredictable pets as they grow older
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Thanks for the post, I hope the cat ends up with a good home.
bacquito
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Oh my, I am so grateful to have clicked on this this thread. Your pictures of such a Majestic Critter are breath taking! You have such a talent with
the camera.
The Puma, she is beyond beautiful. My first reaction to seeing her were tears welling in my eyes. I love the big cats.
I too shutter at the thought of a place like the horrid Santiago Zoo, it is not at all suitable for animals. May she find a home where she is not
caged, but in some kind of compound where is loved and well cared for. I wish her all the luck in the world.
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beautiful cat ! as she is blind, I would imagine her risk as a danger is much less than under normal curcumstances .... maybe there is a sanctuary on
the mainland that might take her ? maybe the biosphere would like to take her ?
do you know the story of who brought her in ?
one year is very young ... just a baby.
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Knew a family in the San Francisco Bay area with a free-roaming mountain lion named "Lover" Matheson as his name, Browney Matheson. Mrs Matheson was
slightly built and about five feet in height.
When the cat used to goof off Mrs. Matheson used to take a broom and whack it right in the rear, hard. Talk about a sight. A five foot long cat
running for its life with its ears pinned back with this itty bitty woman whacking it with a broom.
Lover used try to sharpen his claws on the living room furniture. One day I pulled up to their house just as a guy in a 4X4 arrived. His doberman
jumped out of the bed. "I wouldn't let him do that" I warned. He laughed. Five minutes later I saw a flash of black and brown headed south with a tan
mountain lion clutching at his hind quarters. Never did ask Browney what happened. Lover had some kind of a bone problem when it was a kitten and the
Matheson's invested a lot of vet money into saving it.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Saw a Bobcat running on the beach 15-miles south of San Juanico....EPIC!
DREAM IT! PLAN IT! LIVE IT!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
beautiful cat ! as she is blind, I would imagine her risk as a danger is much less than under normal curcumstances .... maybe there is a sanctuary on
the mainland that might take her ? maybe the biosphere would like to take her ?
do you know the story of who brought her in ?
one year is very young ... just a baby. |
or worse (dangerous) as everything will be instinct.
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Any Idea what happened to her head? Looks like some wounds...
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That's AMAZING, beautiful and sad. Shari, do you think Café would get along with that cat?
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