But like Allyson said, it was in a forest

Not in the pictures.

Dense underbrush. You try walking through chapparal. A SoCal forest would actually have been easier to track him through.

Dense underbrush, sure. Forest, nope. Especially not around there, which was burnt during the wildfires. It's all new growth.

I've never tried walking through chapparal (nor typing it) -- I'm assuming it's easier for the tiger to do, then.

As I said -- my naivete is such that if you can tranq a two ton rhino and not get trampled, 600lbs of tiger -- ah, well. It's dead now anyway.

You canNOT believe the tiger commentary that's going on here. My face aches with the laughing.

"It's a miracle of nature! And they killed it!"

"Trackers? I look out my bedroom window, see a tiger, and I'm a tracker?"

"Reach civilisation? In Simi? Not happening."

"Near the library? No need to worry about casualties -- the library's deserted."

"It's ORANGE. What took them so long?"

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Lysana!

Didn't get to see Veronica Mars last night because it was pre-empted for basketball. As far as I can tell, this ep isn't airing any other time this week. Feh.

Thanks Kat!

There's better tiger hunt pictures here. Chapparal is usually tough brushy undergrowth, sometimes described as too short to go under and too tall to climb over. But if you are tiger-height, and also tiger-strong, it's just right.

Dude, six-inch pawprints, in the playground. So cool.

"It's a miracle of nature! And they killed it!"

Until it eats your head.

It's like those fuckos who refuse to spay and neuter so that their kids can witness the miracle of birth.

I worked with a woman who ran a shelter who was overwhelmed during kitten season and had to recommend euthanasia to just such a person. She told her, "Now your kids can witness the miracle of death, and learn from your irresponsibility."

Speaking as a parent? Aiieeeeee! [to the paw print.]

The decision to kill rather than tranq the tiger was probably 65% logistical. After it was down, F&G would have to figure out what to do with it. LA Zoo probably wouldn't take it (for a dozen reasons - mostly disease related). Don't know if the Wildlife Way Station is still around or if it has room (when last I heard the F&G had a tenuous relationship with them) and if it was an older animal, tranq and transport has bigger implications getting the doseage correct and cage control. (/useless wildlife management degree) I'm still bummed they did it though.

Hi Dawn!