Mountain Lion (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Mountain Lion

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Mountain lions are the most common predator of mule deer in western North American ecosystems; their distribution, abundance, and population trends are closely tied to those of their prey (adult female in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah)

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photo by D. Stoner

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