No sport hunting of mountain lions in the Wildcat Hills!

Protect wildlife, period.

Are these guys crazy?!?

Respect for other species even though we don’t show much for our own.

We have research based scientific evidence of the significant role mountain lions play in a healthy ecosystem. The law must protect what the science substantiates!

Please oppose this slaughter of important predators, animals necessary for a heathy wildlife system.

I do not understand the justifications offered in the explanatory statement for the proposed rule changes for title 163, Chapter 4 on mountain lion rule changes proposed for the June 21st hearing. Those changes are - the tripling of the harvest limit at Pine Ridge Unit, the doubling of the harvest limit at the Niobrara Unit and the adding of the new harvest at the Wildcat Hills Unit. The Nebraska Game and Parks owes the public a much more coherent explanation of their population estimates that underlay the increases in permitted cougar killing. I have read the text several times and I can’t make sense of it. I am from SD and our lion populations on tribal reservation along the south bottom of SD are quite close to Pine Ridge and Niobrara Units. What you do will effect our Lakota reservation populations and visa versa.

The lion population in Nebraska is far too small for hunting. Such a proposal is bizarre.

There is no reason for the recreational slaughter of mountain lions.

You never hunt apex predators if you want a healthy ecosystem. You should know that. Healthy ecosystems come first!

Mountain lions are a keystone species and an essential part of the wildlife of the country.

Cruelty can't stand the spotlight. Time to raise consciousness and awareness and live with our fellow creatures, instead of killing them for fun.

As a wildlife biologist and former Nebraska resident, I strongly oppose any hunting of predators like mountain lions who are self-regulating. Hunting lions only leads to increased conflict.

Sport hunting is not fair chase hunting. Do you eat the lions or just hang your trophy on the wall?

I am a resident of Gering, Nebraska and I believe this is wrong.