Shots of a young male Mountain Lion /Puma/Cougar Photo Gallery by Doug Von Gausig at pbase.com

Shots of a young male Mountain Lion /Puma/Cougar

"Alex" is the name we've given to a young male Mountain Lion that has grown accustomed to our home in Clarkdale, Arizona. He was first seen in early March, 2006, after which our local Game and Fish officer came by to tranquilize and tag him with a radio receiver. Since then he hangs around, drinking at the bird waterer, and catching an occasional rabbit, squirrel, or Raccoon. It's a mixed blessing, having a Lion in the yard!

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Alex, having been cornered by Iris the ferocious Jack Russell Terrier	Alex and his midnight snack	It wasn't clear who'd win this battle!	Iris (at bottom) and Alex square off through the dining room window.
Alex's Lauren Bacall look	Alex	Alex glowers	Alex dining on his Raccoon
The game ranger darts Alex	The ranger and Alex after he's been darted	Alex gets his ears pierced!	Alex gets the Antidote
Alex drinks from our bird water	3/26/06 - Alex relaxes against the spa.	3/26/06 - He reminds me that he's still a wild lion!	Close-up of Alex drinking.
Reflections in a Lion's Eye	You Can't Hide Your Lion Eyes

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Shirley		07-Jul-2006 00:58
Great pictures of a beautiful animal! But neverthless a wild one and not to be made a pet.

Win		27-Mar-2006 20:40
Very interesting but Alex should be relocated for his own good.

Hans Spiecker		27-Mar-2006 19:59
Great shots, thanks for sharing them and letting us know. Is he still around and any danger to your family? Racoons are one thing but children??

Guest		26-Mar-2006 20:54
What great shots and exciting to see such a magnificent animal up close. Down side is if he gets overly habituated and loses his fear of humans, it could be tantamount to a death sentence. Good luck. Stephan

Laure W. Neish		26-Mar-2006 15:31
That is a very exciting encounter and great photos! but that youngster does look thin. Probably why he risked coming so close to people. We have them in our neighbourhood (British Columbia) but i have never seen one in 10 years. Hope he survives. Are their numbers increasing there?

Guest		26-Mar-2006 15:22
Great series Doug. Glad you let birdpix aware of them. This looks lke a young, very skinny lion, probably trying to establish a new territory. Hope it survives. Len jellioe Surrey, BC Canada

Robert and Robin Hufman		25-Mar-2006 12:55
Wow! is all I can say. Wendy told us about these photos and also about the skunk! It is amazing that he will come in the house. Too bad about the tags though. The radio will deform his ear after a while. I hope he survives.

shirley demarco		24-Mar-2006 05:43
Well, Us big city folks are just sitting here with our mouths wide open!@!! What an amazing thing to be able to witness this bit of wilderness. I just want all of you to be VERY careful!!!!! Iris and Lili would not stand a chance with Alex. Neither one of you would, either!!! Thanks soooooo much for sharing this with us!!! Frank and Shirley

Charles Lasnier		21-Mar-2006 06:57
A rare privilege to see this, thanks for showing us!

Guest		21-Mar-2006 04:37
one more swipe at your child, and i have a feeling that "side arm" will be kilkin'! adios muchacho! hope he takes off on his own, but its us or them brother. hope everything is good otherwise. the boys were stoked to see those pics, even though they were initially pretty angry over the racoon. give the little lady our love, and you too. nunez

markvm		20-Mar-2006 23:47
This is a very nice set of images, Doug. They tell such a nice story.

Linda		20-Mar-2006 21:24
You have a wonderful collection of images documenting Alex's behavior and tagging. To bad the tags left him a little less photogenic. he is a beautiful cat. I liked the images that show the difinition of his muscles. Linda

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