Cougars like them too. Sheep and goat herd owners out in west Marin
County have been using Llamas to help herd/guard their sheep and goats.
Seems the herd bonds with the Llamas and stays close to them and the
Llamas are quite aggressive towards potential predators. One of the
biggest Llamas around, about 400lb., was recently killed by a cougar.
Guess it was too big and hungry to be satisfied with a sheep! I've seen
one in the regional park near me maybe 50yds (or metres) from houses
(but not big enough to take down a 400# Llama). Another was seen on the
street about 3 blocks from my house. No bears yet, but I hear they are
moving closer in.
Moose
James N. McBride wrote:
It funny that you should mention sheep in this thread because there's
nothing that attracts bears better than sheep. Grizzlies and black bears
both like to munch them and so do wolves. /jnm
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