TY - BOOK AU - Elbroch,Mark TI - The cougar conundrum: sharing the world with a successful predator SN - 9781610919982 AV - QL737 .C23 E437 2020 PY - 2020///] CY - Washington PB - Island Press KW - Puma N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Mountain lions, once on the edge of extinction, have made a remarkable comeback. But this has led to an unexpected modern conundrum: Do more mountain lions mean they're a threat to humans and domestic animals? Or do they need our help to survive? Mountain lion biologist and expert Mark Elbroch dismisses old myths, arguing that ecosystems depend on keystone predators to keep them in healthy balance. Humans and mountain lions can coexist, he explains, if we arm ourselves with knowledge and common sense. Elbroch explores the realities of human and livestock safety in the presence of mountain lions, as well as human impacts on lions and the need for sensible management strategies ER -