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02/19/2005: As if the state falling into the sea isn't bad enough...
A member of a mailing list I'm subscribed to tells us that in his area of Southern California (suburban LA, if I remember correctly), the encroachment of suburbia on previously rural land has resulted in the equal and opposite encroachment of fairly wild beasts into suburbia; appearances by such things as coyotes and mountain lions aren't at all unusual. But apparently, just recently the footprint of a big cat was found near the Reagan library in Simi Valley. How big? Much bigger than a mountain lion, according to my acquaintance's report; the estimate is that it's well over 450 pounds. The current hypothesis is that it's an African lion, though how an African lion could have gotten loose in Southern California is what's puzzling everyone right now.
Presumably, the local wildlife parks and zoos have done a head count of their big cats....
Len on 02.19.05 @ 08:47 PM CST
