Very interesting Ripp, thank you; so a healthy mountain lion population is likely to impact really negatively on the big game stock in an area, owing to the number of elks, mule deer, antelope and mouflon sheep taken by this surveyed individual.
Louis

In my area, elk, deer and pronghorn lose a large portion of their population to predators.. lions, coyotes, bobcats, bears and an occasional wolf will pass through.. just to name a few.. there are also wolverine, eagles, etc.. Everyone is hungry.. no uncommon that 80% plus of the newborn die the first few months..

In areas where wolves are more prevalent, they have been seen eating the young as it is being birthed by the mother..