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Cougar killed near Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto
San Francisco Chronicle / sfgate.com ^ | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 | Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

Posted on 08/31/2010 7:14:29 PM PDT by thecodont

(08-31) 18:35 PDT BERKELEY -- Berkeley police shot and killed a mountain lion early Tuesday as it roamed a neighborhood around the city's world-famous Gourmet Ghetto for at least an hour, leaping over fences from one backyard to another.

Three officers shot and killed the 100-pound adult female with rifles and a shotgun shortly before 3:30 a.m. outside a home on the 1600 block of Walnut Street, just blocks from Chez Panisse restaurant, the flagship Peet's Coffee store, the Cheese Board Collective and other businesses along busy Shattuck Avenue in North Berkeley.

Residents speculated that the mountain lion had been hunting for deer that are commonly seen in the area. But Patrick Foy, a state Department of Fish and Game warden, said it was unclear what the cougar was doing in a residential neighborhood, a baguette's throw from the birthplace of California cuisine. There were no signs that it had killed any domestic pets, he said.

The nearest open space is Tilden Regional Park, more than a mile east of where the cougar was killed.

"We found no reason why it should have been there," Foy said. "It's a very odd situation. It's just very unusual."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/31/BAV41F6FIP.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0yEtvZVb6

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: berkeleyca; gourmetghetto; mountainlion; urbanwildlife
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1 posted on 08/31/2010 7:14:32 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont

For a moment, I thought Katie Couric has been killed.


2 posted on 08/31/2010 7:15:30 PM PDT by heiss
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To: heiss

HAH!


3 posted on 08/31/2010 7:16:51 PM PDT by RedMDer (Throw them all out in 2010... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
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To: heiss

Badabing


4 posted on 08/31/2010 7:17:37 PM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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To: thecodont

She was identified as 56 year old Amanda Hugenkiss, a 5’ 5” bottle blonde with extensive plastic surgery. Her prey was apparently a 19 year old UCSB Sophmore home to do his laundry.


5 posted on 08/31/2010 7:19:20 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: thecodont

They could have waited until it took out a few professors, or Sierra Club members. Either one would have improved the world.


6 posted on 08/31/2010 7:19:30 PM PDT by jonascord (We've got the Constitution to protect us. Why should we worry?)
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To: thecodont

He was looking for:

James Ranch lamb with wild fennel and shell beans cooked in the fireplace


7 posted on 08/31/2010 7:19:39 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: thecodont

“World-famous”? I’ve never even HEARD of the “Gourmet Ghetto”!
Besides, it’s Berkeley! Why didn’t they try to find out why the cougar didn’t like people, and get him some therapy?/s;)


8 posted on 08/31/2010 7:19:41 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: thecodont
The police killed one of God's creature's? With a gun? In Berkeley, CA?

The officers will probably be put on administrative leave and there will be a full investigation.

/s

9 posted on 08/31/2010 7:21:03 PM PDT by floozy22 (BO: Ten pounds of sh*t in a five pound bag.)
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To: thecodont
Three officers shot and killed the 100-pound adult female.

I never would have guessed Courtney Cox was a pound over 95.

10 posted on 08/31/2010 7:25:58 PM PDT by fullchroma
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To: thecodont
How To Survive a Cougar Attack
11 posted on 08/31/2010 7:28:14 PM PDT by CedarDave (Ten-year anniversary - proudly Freeping since Aug 17, 2000)
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To: thecodont
Michelle Forbes Pictures, Images and Photos

Self defense!

12 posted on 08/31/2010 7:30:11 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: fullchroma

Hunting is easy you don’t need three guys and fully automatic rifles


13 posted on 08/31/2010 7:30:24 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: heiss

Katie Couric....Cougar.....same thing.


14 posted on 08/31/2010 7:30:24 PM PDT by jslade (People that are easily offended OFFEND ME!)
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To: floozy22
"The police killed one of God's Gaia's creature's?"

Berkeley, mind you.....

15 posted on 08/31/2010 7:32:08 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: thecodont
Three officers shot and killed the 100-pound adult female with rifles and a shotgun...

"Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?"


16 posted on 08/31/2010 7:32:55 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

LMAO!


17 posted on 08/31/2010 7:35:04 PM PDT by Ptarmigan (Bunnies Are Worthy Of Death!)
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To: Joe 6-pack
"The police killed one of God's Gaia's creature's?"

Ah yes, what was I thinking.

18 posted on 08/31/2010 7:37:56 PM PDT by floozy22 (BO: Ten pounds of sh*t in a five pound bag.)
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To: thecodont

Is That 70's Kid ok?


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

19 posted on 08/31/2010 7:42:54 PM PDT by The Comedian
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To: thecodont
I knew the woman who was the model for one of the original Playboy silhouettes...I think the one you see on truck tire thingys with the legs sort of in the air and the big boobies....anyway...she was very beautiful with long red hair and a body to make men speechless.

So, as some gorgeous women do, she got interested in animals and ended up with a cougar living in her house. We went to dinner there and Orfy was running around loose...including under the dinner table while we were eating..and to say the least...it was VERY disconcerting!!!

At night Orfy would be behind a wrought iron gate that separated the living room from everything else and his perch was the mantle over the fireplace.

Once Orfy got loose in the walled yard, an overgrown place, and her husband was reduced to wandering through the weeds, like some white hunter in old movies, looking for him...whispering Orfy? Orfy? I'm not sure the neighbors knew what was really going on behind those walls in Fountain Valley, CA.

20 posted on 08/31/2010 7:47:02 PM PDT by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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