Citizens do not need to "claim" ownership. The Public Trust Doctrine governing all natural resources assures that "all and no one" are equal. As always in history, you have certain rights to protect your property and certain allowances. Double standards abound here, however, for some species...
"Five" was anecdotal and I should have said "several", either way the result is true that a void in a territory, especially when food supply/ attraction still exists, will attempt to be filled. We used to say kill/ remove one and you light a vacancy sign for another to move in.
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Problem with wildlife solutions advised here? They don't work as solutions - they actually make sure your problem continues! You actually INCREASE your predators when you kill/ remove them as advised by many here.
Wildlife Biology 101:
Woops! No matter how many of these wildlife animals...