Upland residents in the California’s San Gabriel mountains are getting surprises of their lives when some of them often see wild beasts come down looking for something. Although this phenomenon is no longer new to most people there considering the spates of attacks perpetrated by cougars that prey on unsuspecting victims who hit the trails for fun and exercises. Aside from mountain lions, residents have also witnessed black bears invading some of their fenced lawns, scrounging for whatever food and leftovers they could find in the trash and breaking glasses of parked vehicles in camp sites.
Wildlife biologists have theorized, based on their observations and studies, that these animals are normally attracted to mingle with humans because food in the uplands have become scarcely available. Naturally, these wild animals have to get out of their turf and venture into other places where they can seek something to survive. Unfortunately, there are instances when they stumble along the trails humans they suspected as prey.
It is a natural instinct for wild animals, and even tamed pets, to come out in the open once food become scarce and their hunger brings their sensitive noses to where there is available food to eat. This makes living in the upland more dangerous, especially for children who often wander into the woods for fun and excitement. Never knowing that what lurks behind those bushes are fangs of death. Oftentimes, the fun and excitement are turned into tragedies that are hard to accept for the victims’ immediate relatives.
So, wildlife biologists have warned those residents to take extra precautions whenever they are outside of their abodes to do some exercises because they never knew that wild animals are always around, sniffing for their next victims.
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