DAVID BARON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Cougars, Glamorous Killers, Return, Expand Their Range. “As cougars migrate eastward, they are likely to wear out their welcome. People in states unaccustomed to these outsize prowlers will have to answer unpleasant questions: How many livestock and game animals are people willing to lose? How dangerous are cougars to pets and children? How much disruption is a small community willing to endure?”

I think they should be shot when in areas of human habitation. This will help them learn to avoid humans. And here’s yet another chance to plug David Baron’s terrific book, The Beast In The Garden: The True Story Of A Predator’s Deadly Return To Suburban America. It’s nonfiction, but it reads like a thriller novel. Here’s a piece I wrote on his book a while back.