Came in to post this and you already have it done. Quite an amazing story.
Before they were harvested we used to have two sister bears that roamed the area and kept the mountain lions moving. With them gone there are many more lions who call the area home because of all the deer and easy pet pickings. there is some merit to having bears.
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