Mountain Lion Safety Tips

Table of Contents
00:55 Statistics (Mountain Lion locations and fatal attacks)
03:27 How to Avoid Encounters
05:30 What to do if you see a Mountain Lion
06:33 What to do if you're attacked
09:06 Breaking down my mountain lion encounter on the CDT and grading how I handled it

NPS source for Mountain Lion Safety: https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisi...

Episode with my mountain lion encounter (3 min 58 sec in):    • Episode 9: MOUNTAIN LION  

Fatal Attack Statistics: https://m.ranker.com/list/fatal-mount...

Man who strangled mountain lion: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theg...

Cyclists attacked in Washington: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usat...

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