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In reply to the discussion: So I go out on this beautiful day to feed the critters and find a Mt. Lion killed 5 ewes [View all]Tumbulu
(6,268 posts)We have three mountain lions in our valley and a few years back one got inside the barn of my neighbor who was weaning the lambs
.. the lion killed all 30+ of the lambs, and ate not one of them. Then a few nights later a mom and cub killed and left uneaten 16 young 100 lb pigs. On the cam it looked like mom was teaching the cub how to kill.
These things are not always something that we can recover from. I have a Maremma, but only one, as that is so much work taking care of even one dog. She barks all night long it seems. So it is a good thing the closet neighbor is about half a mile away. But that is her way of warning predators away. I think that is why I have only lost a few to this lion.
I am so sorry, and am glad that they were taken away. Burying so many is really rough.