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Originally Posted by Mortal1
Wear light colors, carry a flashlight, you have a phone(carry it). As to the person who says panthers(pumas or mtn. lions)will not attack humans except when cornered....that simply is not true. They are unpredictable and have been known to attack people in broad daylight. Some people know not what they say.
Is it safe? Never really has been...anywhere...but it's safer here than most places. Worried about wild animals? Stay away from wooded areas...carry a whistle.
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According to Wikipedia, there have been 11 fatal cougar attacks in North America, in the last 30 years. Many of these in Canada, and all of them west of the Mississippi River. In the last 20 years there have been only five.