Give Mountain Lions in California The Protection They Deserve

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Experts have predicted that mountain lion populations in California will be extinct in the next decade if we do not take action to protect them. This very stark warning comes as California prepared to offer ESA protection to its mountain lion population. The petition ended yesterday so we will now wait and see if California steps up and does the right thing here which is to fiercely protect mountain lions from extinction.

This story is a painful reminder that our actions are single-handedly destroying the animal kingdom. The decline of the mountain lion population can be attributed to human growth and development, conflict with livestock resulting in euthanization, collisions with vehicles on freeways, sport hunting, and eating animals that have consumed rodenticides. Every single one of the reasons mountain lions are dying is because of us. When it comes to almost every big cat species on this planet, they are dying because of us, it's as simple as that. Lions, tigers, pumas, jaguars, mountain lions, lynx cats etc...they are all facing extinction and we are the ones to blame. Unfortunately, when it comes to profits, humans seem incapable of making the right decisions.

Photo Taken from Mountain Lion Foundation.

I'll say this a million times over, trophy / sport hunting of endangered animals NEEDS TO BE BANNED. Why the fuck are we still naively believing that profits from these hunts ACTUALLY benefit conservation? There is no bigger hypocrisy on this planet than one that claims that hunting endangered animals will somehow help them to thrive. It's despicable.

Secondly, ban the rodenticides. You know what would happen if we stopped slaughtering all of the natural predators? Animals deemed pestilence would be addressed through the animal kingdom's food chain. We destroy foxes, mountain lions, coyotes, wolves etc. and then complain because there are too many deer, rodents, herbivores etc., but if we would smarten the eff up and stop allowing these predators to be killed, the balance would return. We have interjected ourselves into every single aspect of the animal kingdom and have put so many species on a path towards extinction because of our own greed.

Lastly, stop pandering to the livestock industry. Our salacious yearning for meat is literally destroying our planet and all of its inhabitants. If every single person on this planet committed to reducing their meat intake and eating vegetarian / vegan even 2 days a week, there would be no need for continued expansion of livestock areas. Why is it that we can cry out when our government fails animals but can't admit our own participation / guilt regarding the situation? 

Whether we're discussing wolves or mountain lions or grizzly bears, the reasons for their path towards extinction is all because of us, and if we don't smarten up, we will see the end of so many species on this planet.

Head to the link at the top of this post and learn how you can contact those in California responsible for protecting mountain lions. The petition might be closed but that shouldn't stop us from speaking out and demanding protections for these beautiful animals. They need our help!

HAPPY VEG