It’s not just a mater of available food-
Maybe they think cropland is just plain ugly?
No Place Like Home: Africa’s Big Cats Show Postcode Preference. ScienceDaily
African big cats are picky about where they live
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Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He was a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and was also its President for several years. For a long time he produced Ralph Maughan’s Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of “Hiking Idaho.” He also wrote “Beyond the Tetons” and “Backpacking Wyoming’s Teton and Washakie Wilderness.” He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.
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This is an interesting story, particularly in light of the fact that these cameras are relatively inexpensive and their use is much less invasive than trapping, collaring, and following with radio telemetry. Thanks, Ralph, for calling it to our attention.