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That's the problem; there aren't enough prey animals for the big cats to survive in a developed neighborhood. This is not a 'leave it alone, it was there first' situation. It needs prey animals and being a top of the food chain animal, will take what it can get AND what it wants...
Its frustrating when a government department whose employees (paid with taxpayer money) are not cooperating because of ignorance or ambivilance. Its really simple; the neighborhood needs protection from the big cat and the big cat needs to be moved to a safe area before something tragic...
It has been my experience that some, not all, government agencies look for reasons not to do their jobs. I'm in a different state and I'll be the first to admit that I don't know how your wildlife department works. BUT, I'm guessing that trapping a cougar is not an easy thing to do. Perhaps...
Call your legislators, state and federal, and keep calling until someone does something about it. Make a list of who you called, who you talked to in their office and what they told you. If you don't have some sort of response about what can be done within a week, call your local TV stations...