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“When you have a big dangerous predator living in large numbers in an area where there are large numbers of people, you’re going to have things happen that are not good,” said Mike Conover of Berryman Institute in Utah. Welcoming seemingly harmless animals also can increase the risk, wildlife officials said.

“People plant food that is attractive to deer because they like to see deer. And some people even dump corn because they like seeing deer and elk in their backyard,” said University of Northern Arizona professor Paul Beier, who studies mountain lions. “Mountain lions aren’t stupid, they’re going to go where the deer and the elk are, so that does draw them into areas where they otherwise might not be.”