1. Mountain Lion Large mammal monitoring

2. Methods

3. Brian Jansen climbing tree after darting F2 F2 baited to a site using an elk carcass The workers

4. Captures F1- female, estimated age 10+yrs captured Dec 29 th 2012 F2-female estimated age 3-4yrs captured Feb 23 rd 2013 Photo credit: Sarah Kindschuh

5. Locations F1-502 total locations 412 in Las Conchas burn perimeter F2-208 locations 37 in San Juan or Paliza burn areas 3-hr fix interval

6. Clusters

7. Identified food sources Elk (3)- scavenged Deer (2)-predation Bobcat (1)-predation Gray Fox (1)-predation Rabbit (2) *3 large clusters still to visit (probably deer or elk) *Probably missing some small prey items*

8. F1 mortality F1 mortality- March 18 th (ish) Starvation was apparent cause of death

9. F1 mortality F1- female, estimated age 10+yrs captured Dec 29 th 2012 Mortality was not unexpected given age and condition

10. Motion cameras Opportunistic captures Additional locations on F2 Feeding sites, prey composition and rates Fall/Winter 2013-2014 contract lion trapper (Brian Jansen) will attempt additional captures Continued Monitoring Photo credit: Sarah Kindschuh

11. Questions?