![]() Texas is the only state that allows mountain lion trapping, which other states have banned based on the evidence that trapping is indiscriminate and difficult to monitor in terms of harvest management. 1 The TCAP is written by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and while this plan prioritizes the monitoring and conservation of rare species, there has never been a mountain lion monitoring plan for Texas. Today, mountain lions, including dependent young, can be killed in Texas at any time, by any means, and in any quantity if an individual holds any valid hunting or trapping license issued by the state and has permission to be on the land.Mountain lions are listed as a “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” in the Texas Conservation Action Plan (TCAP), and classified as vulnerable to imperiled in the state. In 1977, Texas added regulations to provide protections to some non game species, but mountain lions were excluded. In 1973, the Texas Legislature passed the Non-game Species Act, designating mountain lions as a non game species with essentially zero protections. However, Texas remains the only state with an established mountain lion population that has not initiated some form of conservation management for the species (e.g., harvest management, depredation permit system). Today, mountain lion populations exist in 16 states, including Texas. Mountain lions ( Puma concolor) are a large carnivore that was once found across the USA. PETITION FOR RULEMAKING TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT OF MOUNTAIN LIONS ( PUMA CONCOLOR) IN TEXASĭATE: J PETITIONERS: Monica Morrison, Dallas, TX Ben Masters, Austin, TX Patricia Moody Harveson Alpine, TX Romey Swanson, Austin, TX Mark Elbroch, Sequim, WA Pamela Harte, Fort Davis, TX ISSUE SUMMARY *NOTE: This petition was denied by TPWD and since then, we have changed our recommendation for #4 to manage by region.
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