[RWebb]

mtn. lions are more of a threat to dogs & children than adult humans

but a young one, or an old, sick one may get desperate and attack an adult

popns. are high due to an "excess" of deer - don't feed deer or attract them to your yard; deer proliferate when wet forests are clearcut (e.g. PNW) and also in burned over areas; deer proliferate when there is a wolf deficiency...