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Big Bend National Park
If you see a mountain lion
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| Mountain lion peering through the grass along the Lost Mine Trail. |
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Avoid behavior that may attract lions:
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- Do not allow children to run ahead on trails.
- Avoid hiking alone or at dusk and dawn.
- Do not jog on trails.
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| If you see a mountain lion: |
- Remain calm! Enjoy the sighting. Most visitors never get the chance to see a mountain lion.
- Never run from a mountain lion! No one can outrun a mountain lion.
- Do not crouch down; the lion has seen you long before you saw it.
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| If you encounter an aggressive lion: |
- You must convince the lion that you are not prey and that you may be dangerous yourself.
- If you have small children with you, pick them up and do all that you can to appear large.
- Hold your ground, wave your arms, shout! If the lion behaves aggressively, throw rocks at it!
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Report all mountain lion sightings, in detail, to a park ranger.
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Did You Know?
While exploring the Big Bend in 1849, U.S. Army Caption Richard Whiting crossed the Comanche Trail and later reported: "We struck a large Comanche path. Close together twenty-five deep-worn and much used trails made this a great road, by which each year the Comanches desolate Durango and Chihuahua."
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Last Updated: August 16, 2006 at 12:56 EST |
