RE: WIDNR on the trail of Mt Lion, real deal!
Dunno about rabid penguins, but most of the other species mentioned can become quite dangerous when they are allowed to inhabit areas with high numbers of people in a manner thatthey lose their fear of people and/or start incorporating their pets into the food chain. Under such circumstances, it is common practice to kill or remove them whether or not they are statistically as dangerous as getting hit while J-walking.