Three of those four were in Larimer County.

Still, that came with a downside: human-caused mortality from vehicles and conflict.Р”В¬olorado Parks and Wildlife has documentedР’В 25 mountain lion attacks on humans since 1990, including four since 2019. What his study discovered was theР’В elusive cat not only coexists withР’В Colorado's growing population in the foothills west ofР’В Denver but may even benefitР’В from food sources living near that population. Colorado Parks and Wildlife roughly estimates the state is home to around 4,000 adult mountain lions. Alldredge's capturing and collaring revealed the study area has the second-highest density of mountain lions ever recorded. The area was selected because of the high number of mountain lion-human conflicts. From 2006 to 2015, Alldredge conducted a study in the foothills of Jefferson and Boulder counties, roughly from Conifer just south of Interstate 70 to Lyons.Р’В He used GPS collars placed on 52 adult males and 50 adult females to help understand the predators' movements, behavior and interactions with humans.Р”В¬SU: Mountain lion caught on camera at Environmental Learning Center

Just over 100 of those cases contributed toР’В the most extensive and intensive studies ever done on the secretive predators. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife mountain lion expert based in Fort Collins has captured more than 300 mountain lionsР’В in his career. Watch Video: Encountering wildlife: Do you know what to do?Р”Р‡ew, if any, wildlife researchers have captured and handled more mountain lions than Mat Alldredge.

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