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nobody knows anything about Al’s going

nobody knows anything about Al’s going on with my lights out here they don’t my

on with my lights out here they don’t my

on with my lights out here they don’t my own lines are out here and that’s all

own lines are out here and that’s all

own lines are out here and that’s all people know

they are so mysterious people don’t see

they are so mysterious people don’t see them they’re like little cat yetis okay

them they’re like little cat yetis okay

them they’re like little cat yetis okay take away that cat Yeti thing brilliant

cat safety is our our most important

cat safety is our our most important priority as the cat walks through here

priority as the cat walks through here

priority as the cat walks through here it’s gonna stuff here here here and it’s

it’s gonna stuff here here here and it’s

it’s gonna stuff here here here and it’s too far I reach to go over there so he’s

too far I reach to go over there so he’s

too far I reach to go over there so he’s just gonna go right here and get caught

just gonna go right here and get caught

just gonna go right here and get caught in the snare

we’ve captured 25 adult and sub-adult

we’ve captured 25 adult and sub-adult mountain lions over the last 10 years

mountain lions over the last 10 years

mountain lions over the last 10 years we’ve put GPS collars on and then we’ve

we’ve put GPS collars on and then we’ve

we’ve put GPS collars on and then we’ve also caught four kittens

also caught four kittens

also caught four kittens yeah he’s plenty big when a mat line is

yeah he’s plenty big when a mat line is

yeah he’s plenty big when a mat line is born it’ll stay with his mother and

born it’ll stay with his mother and

born it’ll stay with his mother and nurse for two months and then stay with

nurse for two months and then stay with

nurse for two months and then stay with its mother for another year or so

its mother for another year or so

its mother for another year or so learning to hunt and then after about a

learning to hunt and then after about a

learning to hunt and then after about a year and a half to two years old the

year and a half to two years old the

year and a half to two years old the mother will leave them then you have a

mother will leave them then you have a

mother will leave them then you have a sub-adult lion that has to find its own

sub-adult lion that has to find its own

sub-adult lion that has to find its own territory the dispersing sub-adults that

territory the dispersing sub-adults that

territory the dispersing sub-adults that we’ve had they’ve gone very long

we’ve had they’ve gone very long

we’ve had they’ve gone very long distances we had one travel from the

distances we had one travel from the

distances we had one travel from the Davis Mountains almost to Big Bend

Davis Mountains almost to Big Bend

Davis Mountains almost to Big Bend National Park the data from our a

National Park the data from our a

National Park the data from our a collared adult mountain lions have an

collared adult mountain lions have an

collared adult mountain lions have an average of about 150 square miles for

average of about 150 square miles for

average of about 150 square miles for their home range but we head up to 400

their home range but we head up to 400

their home range but we head up to 400 square mile home range going in on a

square mile home range going in on a

square mile home range going in on a kill with a cat president I mean it’s a

kill with a cat president I mean it’s a

kill with a cat president I mean it’s a little nerve-wracking can’t help but

little nerve-wracking can’t help but

little nerve-wracking can’t help but just be able to feel the eyes on you so

just be able to feel the eyes on you so

just be able to feel the eyes on you so yeah when you’re going in on this fresh

yeah when you’re going in on this fresh

yeah when you’re going in on this fresh kill sides knowing that it’s still there

kill sides knowing that it’s still there

kill sides knowing that it’s still there that it stealthily took down this

that it stealthily took down this

that it stealthily took down this full-grown deer and it’s watching you

full-grown deer and it’s watching you

full-grown deer and it’s watching you just the same

yeah my folks I think you’re more

yeah my folks I think you’re more freaked out than I am about anything but

freaked out than I am about anything but

freaked out than I am about anything but as they should be as parents should be

as they should be as parents should be

as they should be as parents should be using these colors can find out what

using these colors can find out what

using these colors can find out what they’re eating and what they’re doing

they’re eating and what they’re doing

they’re eating and what they’re doing out here

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[Music] mountain lions are unregulated in terms

mountain lions are unregulated in terms

mountain lions are unregulated in terms of their harvest in Texas they could be

of their harvest in Texas they could be

of their harvest in Texas they could be trapped they can be shot

trapped they can be shot

trapped they can be shot there aren’t any limits on the number

there aren’t any limits on the number

there aren’t any limits on the number that you can chill or your methods of

that you can chill or your methods of

that you can chill or your methods of tape with a sample size of 21 cats

tape with a sample size of 21 cats

tape with a sample size of 21 cats survival was about a 53 percent annual

survival was about a 53 percent annual

survival was about a 53 percent annual survival for the cats that we had

survival for the cats that we had

survival for the cats that we had collared the biggest mystery to me is

collared the biggest mystery to me is

collared the biggest mystery to me is how this population continues to persist

how this population continues to persist

how this population continues to persist in the Davis Mountains what is it what’s

in the Davis Mountains what is it what’s

in the Davis Mountains what is it what’s that mechanism that’s keeping these

that mechanism that’s keeping these

that mechanism that’s keeping these animals still here this population still

animals still here this population still

animals still here this population still around is an immigration from you know

around is an immigration from you know

around is an immigration from you know the south from Mexico Big Bend National

the south from Mexico Big Bend National

the south from Mexico Big Bend National Park is an immigration from the north is

Park is an immigration from the north is

Park is an immigration from the north is it isolated populations of high

it isolated populations of high

it isolated populations of high surviving females mat lines symbolize

surviving females mat lines symbolize

surviving females mat lines symbolize mystery they’re mysterious they are

mystery they’re mysterious they are

mystery they’re mysterious they are lucid they’re secretive but they’re

lucid they’re secretive but they’re

lucid they’re secretive but they’re amazing animals

this population in West Texas has

this population in West Texas has remained here for centuries

remained here for centuries

remained here for centuries [Music]

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[Music] understanding of how it’s still here

understanding of how it’s still here

understanding of how it’s still here making sure it continues to bitch to

making sure it continues to bitch to

making sure it continues to bitch to still be here that’s an important thing

still be here that’s an important thing

still be here that’s an important thing [Music]