Monday, May 21, 2012

Idyllwild Fauna


The Cougar ( Puma Concolor )

1. A Moutain Lion Cougar come from all around California. They moved to Western California because of hunting.


2. Moutain Lions / Cougars are not Nocturnal. They hunt between 5:00 am and 7:00 am, and between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. They usually wander during the day and they sleep at night. These are usually the times that the deer are most active.
 ( Read More: www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/ca/living_with_wildlife/activity
sheets/student_activity_sheet_cougar.pdf )

3. Moutain Lions / Cougars eat ungulates, deer, elk, moose, and bighorn sheep
(Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar)



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