SAN BENITO COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTED LAST NIGHT TO APPROVE SENDING A LETTER TO STATE OFFICIALS, ASKING THEM TO CONDUCT A STATE-WIDE COUNT OF MOUNTAIN LIONS. SEVERAL RESIDENTS IN SAN BENITO COUNTY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LARGE CATS COMING ONTO THEIR PROPERTY, AND KILLING LIVESTOCK. THE REQUEST TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF RURAL COUNTIES WAS MADE AFTER COUNTY SUPERVISORS REALIZED THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW MANY MOUNTAIN LIONS ARE IN THE AREA. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LIONS’ ROAMING HABITS, AN ACCURATE COUNT COULD BE HARD TO OBTAIN.
