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Foraging Ecology Of Mountain Lions In The Sierra National Forest, California, Bradley C. Nichols
Foraging Ecology Of Mountain Lions In The Sierra National Forest, California, Bradley C. Nichols
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
We conducted this research to gain insight into mountain lion (Puma concolor) prey composition in the Sierra National Forest of California. Managers in the region are concerned with both causes of declines and inability to increase fisher (Pekania pennanti) populations. Research has shown that mountain lions are a threat to fishers due to direct predation of this forest specialist. We radio-collared 5 adult mountain lions in order to determine prey composition and kill rates. As expected, mountain lions selected primarily for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). However we did detect other prey such as gray …