"That could be anything from the way we work with them, day in and day out, to providing visual barriers,"
"We're monitoring them regularly, but we have to get really creative on how we move forward."
"We actually don't name our patients, just because, you know, there comes that attachment,"
"We certainly don't want them getting into situations where there's going to be human-wildlife conflict,"
Two orphaned mountain lion cubs were found malnourished and trapped by the UC Davis California Carnivores Program and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The cubs were taken to the San Diego Humane Society Ramona Wildlife Center on March 26 for specialized rehabilitation and veterinary care. Staff limited human interaction to encourage natural hunting behaviors and habitat familiarity, using measures such as visual barriers and regular monitoring. The lions were released into San Diego County wilderness on Sept. 18 without human attachments. Staff avoid naming patients to prevent attachment. Mountain lions in California face risks from vehicles, wildfires, habitat encroachment, and declining populations, and the release aims to reduce human-wildlife conflict by keeping the animals in more rural areas.
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