SAN FRANCISCO — A young mountain lion that had been spotted sleeping in a planter box along a normally busy street and looking at his reflection in the glass of an office tower in downtown San Francisco was safely captured Thursday and released into the wild, officials said. The disoriented...
Adult Punches Mountain Lion to Save Girl in California Park
CUPERTINO — A state park in Northern California remained closed Tuesday after a mountain lion attacked a 6-year-old girl while she walked on a trail, officials said. The girl was at the Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve in Cupertino when a mountain lion attacked her Sunday,...
California Mountain Lion Killed After State Issues Permit
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California mountain lion tracked by scientists as part of a federal study was killed after state wildlife officials issued a permit to a rural property owner whose livestock was repeatedly attacked, officials said Monday. The male cougar dubbed P-56 was suspected of feasting on animals...
Boy Survives Attack by Southern California Mountain Lion
LAKE FOREST — A 3-year-old boy was in stable condition after suffering severe wounds in an attack by a mountain lion in a Southern California wilderness park, authorities said. The attack occurred around 4:15 p.m. Monday in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, the Orange County Fire Authority said. The boy was...
Mountain Lion Who Killed Dog Prowls California Neighborhood
SIMI VALLEY — Authorities have warned residents of a Southern California suburb to take precautions as a mountain lion prowls neighborhoods after killing a resident’s dog and injuring another pet. Sightings of the big cat in the city of Simi Valley near Los Angeles resumed Thursday evening, just hours after...
Woman Tries to Pry Open Mountain Lion's Jaws to Save Her Dog
SIMI VALLEY — A Southern California woman punched a mountain lion Thursday and tried to pry its jaws open to save her dog from an attack in her backyard, officials said. The unidentified woman suffered a minor cut after the mountain lion attacked her miniature Schnauzer in the city of...
Cougar Goes Inside California House, Lies Down in Bathroom
SONORA — Officials say a mountain lion wandered inside a California house and was captured in a photo lying on a bathroom floor. The Tuolumne County Sheriff's office said in a Facebook post that family members and the mountain lion ran away from each other Sunday after the cougar entered...
California Freeway Crossing to Give Wildlife Room to Roam
LOS ANGELES — Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city. Famous for traveling across two freeways and making a huge Los Angeles park his home, the lonesome big...
California Freeway Crossing to Give Wildlife Room to Roam
LOS ANGELES — Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city. Famous for traveling across two freeways and making a huge Los Angeles park his home, the lonesome big...
Trail Runner Recounts Life-or-Death Fight With Mountain Lion
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — When a young mountain lion clamped its jaws onto Travis Kauffman's wrist and clawed at his face, he screamed a "barbarian yell," jammed his foot onto the animal's neck and held it there until the cat quit thrashing and died. After a couple of minutes, Kauffmann...