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Human Exploitation of Mountain Lions in the American West

Mountain Lion Foundation

1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Methodology
7. Acknowledgements
8. Literature Cited
9. Printable Version

Figure 6. Mountain lion mortality hotspots in the American West, 1997 to 2004. Colors indicate the average number of mountain lions killed each year per 1000 square miles of suitable habitat, 1997 to 2004, as follows: White = 0 - .9 lions killed. Yellow = 1 - 9.9. Orange = 10-19.9, Red = 20 or more. Gray indicates areas for which no mortality reports were available and include areas under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the Department of Defense, tribal authorities, or the Department of Energy. 2004)

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