Two mountain lion cubs were recently rescued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Half Moon Bay community of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The male and female, aged between four and six months, were captured on February 19. They were covered in lesions and ticks, and were malnourished and dehydrated, SF Gate reported. Officials believe that the male cub had been in a fight with a skunk, due to a deep wound on his nose.
The cubs were taken to the Oakland Zoo, where they received veterinary exams and treatment for their wounds.
Meanwhile, the CDFW combed through records of radio-collared mountain lions and reports of roadkill for any evidence that the cubs’ mother may still be alive. A day later, the agency announced in a statement that they had determined the cubs were on their own.
Mountain lion cubs typically remain with their mother for one to two years, learning necessary life skills. Because of their young age and lack of survival skills, the pair, who are most likely orphaned, will not be returned to the wild.
They will continue recovering at the Oakland Zoo until permanent living arrangements have been made for them.
Virginia Thomson, executive director of the Felidae Conservation Fund, which includes the Bay Area Puma Project, stated that a zoo or sanctuary would be the most appropriate long-term environment for the wild cats.
In an interview with the Half Moon Bay Review, she said: “Returning them to a wild would be a massively difficult process because there is not enough information on how pumas live to replicate that training behavior.”
Lady Freethinker urges for the kittens to be released to a sanctuary, where they can live as freely as possible.
Wildlife organizations and CDFW are currently working together to find the cubs a suitable and safe home.
I ❤️Bodo. Enjoy your life dear sweet boy
Mountain lions are so special, please release them to a sanctuary.
Their should be stiffer laws protecting wildlife and no one should take any animals life or orphan young animals on purpose,They are scum.
Thank you for helping them.
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Ich finde eure Arbeit so schön was ihr für die Tiere Gottes alles macht ….ich Danke euch sehr und bin dankbar
Thank you
The last time that some “human” rescued an animal, it was an orca who had to be released. She’s still in aquatic “park”, has been raped, became mother AND he baby has been taken away from her.
I wait for BEFORE to say “Hourra & bravo !”
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN HELPING THESE BABIES LIVE THE BEST LIFE THAT THEY CAN AFTER A BAD BEGINNING.
PLEASE TAKE THEM TO A WONDERFUL SANCTUARY LIKE
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN CO WHICH IS A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR THESE BABIES TO LIVE THEIR REMAINING YEARS. THEY WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM.
There are many qualified sanctuaries that might take these kits – not cubs.
Mountain lions are the largest of the purring/small cats, and their young are called kittens
Counter-intuitive, but true 😺
Do the best you can. Check out the mountain lion habitat at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
That’s where two other orphaned kits unable to be released are living in a safe environment.
At least these beautiful animals won’t have to fight humans for a place to live. And tragically lose.
Send the cubs to a Sanctuary — where there’s plenty of room — and knowledgeable and loving caretakers — PLEASE
We keep infringing on their environment. Let’s at least help them.
Hi Shelley You are so right about infringing on their environment its more like overtaking it. We are responsible for their situation & should help them in anyway possible.
Take care Coreen
Yes! a qualified SANCTUARY is a MUST!!! Heartfelt thanks thi all who are helping them
I hope the cubs can be released to a sanctuary.
Thank you for rescuing them. I think a sanctuary would be best if possible.
Release them into a sanctuary.