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Are More Mountain Lions Roaming Greenwich Or Are Rich People Just Crazy?

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In this file photo, a mountain lion is distracted by a laser pointer.
Ever since that beautiful mountain lion was run down outside Greenwich earlier this week, the well-heeled residents of the posh suburb have been totally paranoid, man, claiming more big cats are nipping at their Ferragamo-clad heels every step of the way. But just because you're paranoid, don't mean the mountain lions aren't after you. Look out, Muffy, there's one right behind you!

Despite the fact that the eastern mountain lion is allegedly extinct, residents just keep calling the cops about them, or whatever subspecies these are. One woman said walking her dog when a mountain lion being chased by two dogs ran in front of her (happens all the time!), while an employee at the local golf course said he saw one of the magnificent creatures on a stone wall. A Department of Environmental Protection spokesman said there was no evidence found at either site, but still! If there are other cats out there, they're presumably out to avenge their fallen brother, whom officials believe may have escaped from illegal domestic captivity.

It's a change of pace from earlier this month, pre-lion mow-down, when Greenwich residents seemed relatively unfazed by the prospect of a mountain lion in their midst, with one jovial golfer joking that he felt safe because he had a "bag full of weapons" with him on the course. Get it?! For what it's worth, the DEP recommends that should you wind up face-to-face with a mountain lion, "be loud, stand tall, wave [your] arms and throw sticks and stones" at it.

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  • randomtransplant

    Alllow me to b the first to welcome our new kitty overlords!

    If you still have a taste for rats, might I humbly suggest this family operated joint around the way called 'albany'? The local pest population has been booming since the last Mountain Lions left the area.

  • ONE_LESS_FIXED_GEAR

    "be loud, stand tall, wave [your] arms and throw sticks and stones" at it."  Sounds like a great way to look like a complete idiot as that thing runs your ass down.

  • everybodyonly

    Actually these cats are a special pedigree, bred and imported to Greenwich to deter any narrow minded simpletons who use the pen to attempt to paint broad strokes about any town and its inhabitants from visiting us .Sosorry we will miss the pleasure of your tolerant and enlightening presence among us......(comment was meant for AUTHOR of article sorry, not ONE LESS FIXED GEAR

  • Colonel_Ingus

    Jesus... I love the tone of the article.  If you live in Greenwich you're an asshole.  I get it.

  • luke_1

    Someone's from Greenwich!

  • Colonel_Ingus

    No, but I am an asshole.

  • Roving bands of cougars.

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