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"Say No to Nebraska’s Legislative Bill 747" – Mountain Lion Foundation

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1/28/2010

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Say No to Nebraska’s Legislative Bill 747
Cougar Corner 1/8/2010
Tim Dunbar

Like most Midwestern states, Nebraska extirpated (killed off) its resident mountain lion population before the turn of the Century–that’s the 19th Century. For more than ninety years there were no confirmed sightings of these magnificent creatures until, in November of 1991, a young sub-adult female was spotted and shot by a deer hunter in Sioux County. Since then there have been 93 confirmed sightings (not the number of actual lions, just evidence that one had been in the area–tracks, trail camera photos, etc.) which resulted in Nebraskans killing at least eight of those lions spotted.

To date, there have been no recorded incidents in Nebraska where mountain lions have threatened, attacked, or killed any humans, pets or livestock.

Despite the lack of any evidence demonstrating a need for protection from these animals, or even strong proof that Nebraska once again has a viable resident mountain lion population, legislators in that state want to declare lions as “predators” and allow ranchers and farmers to kill them for preying on livestock or poultry.

While Nebraska’s Legislative Bill 747 has many of the same provisions found in most western states’ lion management plans–the right to defend oneself, family and/or property–we believe that listing lions in Nebraska as Predators is just the first step in eventually hunting them for sport.

A better action would be for the Nebraskan legislature to embrace the good fortune which has brought about the return of mountain lions to Nebraska and list the species as a “nongame animal.” According to Nebraska’s Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act, “nongame . . . species have need of special protection and that it is in the public interest to preserve, protect, perpetuate, and enhance such species of this state . . . “

I can think of no animal which better fits that description.

To help save mountain lions in Nebraska, contact one or more of the Senators on Nebraska’s Natural Resources Committee. Ask them to oppose Legislative Bill 747. Tell them you want mountain lions in your state, and request that mountain lions be listed for protection under Nebraska’s Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act.

The text of Nebraska’s Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act, as well as the current version of Legislative Bill 747 are now available in MLF’s on-line library at www.mountainlion.org. Or you may visit them directly by clicking on the links below.

http://mountainlion.org/Nebraska_Species_Conservation_Act.asp
http://mountainlion.org/NEBRASKA_LB_0747.pdf

NEBRASKA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEMBERS — JANUARY 2010

Senator Chris Langemeier
District 23
Office: Room 1210, PO Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2719
Fax: (402) 438-4380
clangemeier@leg.ne.gov

Senator Annette M. Dubas
District 34
Office: Room 1018, PO Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2630
Fax: (402) 479-0934
adubas@leg.ne.gov

Senator Tanya Cook
District 13
Office: Room 1115, PO Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2727
tcook@leg.ne.gov

Senator Tom Carlson
District 38
Office: Room 1022, PO Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2732
Fax: (402) 479-0938
tcarlson@leg.ne.gov

Senator Deb Fischer
District 43
Office: Room 1110, PO Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2628
Fax: (402) 479-0943
dfischer@leg.ne.gov

Senator Ken Haar
District 21
Office: Room 1017, PO Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2673
khaar@leg.ne.gov

Senator Beau McCoy
District 39
Office: Room 1522, PO Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2885
bmccoy@leg.ne.gov

Senator Ken Schilz
District 47
Office: Room 1202, PO Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2616
kschilz@leg.ne.gov

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email: outreach@mountainlion.org
phone: 800-319-7621
web: http://www.mountainlion.org


Mountain Lion Foundation | P.O. Box 1896 | Sacramento | CA | 95812

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