By Molly Samuel
Wildlife officials are no longer required to kill mountain lions that may pose a threat to public safety. New guidelines from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife allow for other options.
The rules were inspired by an incident last year, when a warden killed two mountain lion cubs in Half Moon Bay.
Tim Dunbar, executive director of the Sacramento-based Mountain Lion Foundation, said until now there wasn't much nuance in how officials could deal with potentially dangerous mountain lions: they had to euthanize them.
“These new guidelines would allow them to use non-lethal procedures, would allow them to relocate
Source: KQED Radio News
