He also perhaps meant actual lions, not cougars. An actual lion also weighs roughly twice as much as a cougar and isn't solitary and/or shy around humans. Even

He also perhaps meant actual lions, not cougars. An actual lion also weighs roughly twice as much as a cougar and isn't solitary and/or shy around humans. Even with cougars there are some problems, with actual lions they would need to be constantly tracked, sedated and relocated.