What to do if a mountain lion is stalking you

#WHAT TO DO IF A MOUNTAIN LION IS STALKING YOU FULL#

вЂњMothers of any animal species become aggressive when protecting their young,вЂќ San Bernardino National Forest wildlife biologist Angelica Mendoza wrote in an email. They were mountain lion babies and, almost immediately, mom sprints from around the corner and moves toward him.Д«urgess didnвЂ™t get close to the young, but his presence probably set mom off.

#WHAT TO DO IF A MOUNTAIN LION IS STALKING YOU FULL#

The full video (some news outlets edited the footage down to shots of the lion acting aggressively) starts when Burgess sees what he thinks are bobcat kittens at a distance and begins filming. This was not predatory or stalking behavior.вЂќ individuals and the media are getting a lot of things wrong, especially with social media posts and news headlines that claim the lion stalked the man. The Sacramento-based Mountain Lion Foundation posted a note that said in part that '. Experts say the mountain lionвЂ™s behavior showed she was trying to chase Burgess away from her young, not kill him. Then park rangers and wildlife organizations weighed in, saying people misunderstood what they were seeing. Reactions were swift, first from viewers who were aghast at the mountain lionвЂ™s aggressive behavior. ( See the video with bleeped out language on YouTube here.) In fact, he used his phone to film the six-minute encounter, which went viral on social and mainstream media. Burgess yelled - вЂњGo away IвЂ™m big and scary!вЂќ - swore, bent over to pick up rocks to hurl and didnвЂ™t take his eyes off the big cat. The cougar chased Kyle Burgess, 26, sometimes getting as close as four feet, as Burgess backed down a wide dirt trail during an Oct. The female mountain lion in a chilling faceoff with a solo trail runner in Utah wasnвЂ™t trying to kill him.

What to do if a mountain lion is stalking you