Living with Lions in El Dorado County, CA. An Urban/Rural Interface
January 28, 2021 @ 1:00PM — 2:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Its geography makes El Dorado County, CA a priority for the Mountain Lion Foundation’s coexistence efforts. In this presentation, independent wildlife biologist Rosemary Schiano will share area-specific information that also applies to humans and mountain lions in many of the urban/rural areas of the American West. Rosemary will explain the importance of protecting mountain lions while safely accommodating a range of human activities from hobby farming to ranching and recreation.
Rosemary Schiano, Independent Wildlife Field Biologist - Living with Lions in
El Dorado County, CA. An Urban/Rural Interface
January 28, 2021 at 1:00 - 2:30 PM PT includes limited live Q&A afterwards.
Its geography makes El Dorado County, CA a priority for the Mountain Lion Foundation’s coexistence efforts. In this presentation, independent wildlife biologist Rosemary Schiano will share area-specific information that also applies to humans and mountain lions in many of the urban/rural areas of the American West. Rosemary will explain the importance of protecting mountain lions while safely accommodating a range of human activities from hobby farming to ranching and recreation.
Rosemary Schiano is an independent wildlife field biologist, tracker and educator. She served from 2011-2019 with the US Forest Service in the high Rockies of Colorado. Rosemary has over 40 years of experience in the field studying wildlife across North America with an emphasis on terrestrial and avian predators. She trains and certifies federal and state agency personnel, wildlife professionals and law enforcement officers in classes and workshops on living with predators, natural history and ecology of predator species, bear spray, aversion and hazing techniques, and how to apply them. She also gives public talks and classes about predators, non-lethal methods for protecting pets and livestock, aversion techniques and co-existence. Rosemary has tracked hundreds of mountain lions, bears, wolves and coyotes over the course of her career and regularly hazes predators upon request for homeowners and ranchers. She has managed ranches and never lost an animal to predation.