Mountain Lion

A young mountain lion who had a penchant for crossing the freeway and was found dead in Valencia was likely killed by massive injuries sustained from being hit by a vehicle, Santa Monica Mountains officials announced Wednesday.

An orphaned mountain lion cub who arrived at the San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife Ramona campus is in better condition after weeks of intensive care by the medical staff. The cub was spotted by firefighters from the Vista Grande Fire Station near a road in Idyllwild on September 2. The cub was then transferred to the shelter. The cub…

An orphaned mountain lion cub rescued this week inside a Shasta County wildfire zone was being treated for burns by veterinarians at the Oakland Zoo.

Inbreeding has long been identified as a major threat to the survival of mountain lions living in the isolated habitat of the Santa Monica Mountains, and biologists said on Wednesday that they have spotted the first physical abnormalities to develop in lions as a result of the limited genetic diversity.

Thirteen adorable babies were born in recent months to a quintet of big cat moms, a hope-filled sign.

A mountain lion that had been roaming around a Monrovia neighborhood for days was tranquilized after it was found Thursday morning under a house. Monrovia police and California Department of Fish and Wildlife agents responded to the foothill neighborhood at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The big cat was under the house Wednesday night before coming out and…

The mountain lion that was finally trapped near Oracle Park Thursday after wandering around San Francisco may have killed some animals at the zoo.

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 will be released into the wild, officials said.

A mountain lion was seen walking the streets of San Francisco early Tuesday morning.

In a unanimous decision, the California Fish and Game Commission Thursday moved a step closer to protecting six struggling mountain lion populations — including those in the Santa Monica and Santa Ana mountains — under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The commission’s decision clears the way for a yearlong review on whether the six populations of mountain lions should be…

In response to the first killing of a mountain lion in the Santa Monica Mountains under a state law that allows owners to take such action to protect their livestock, two City Council members introduced a resolution Wednesday calling for an end to the practice. The resolution also seeks to establish a fund to reimburse people who lose animals to…

A male mountain lion being tracked by National Park Service researchers in the Santa Monica Mountains was killed by a property owner under a state law allowing such action following repeated attacks on pets or livestock, park officials announced on Monday. According to the NPS, the lion known as P-56 had been living in the western Santa Monica Mountains south of...

A mountain lion that was not collared was tracked and tranquilized in a Simi Valley neighborhood Saturday afternoon, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The mountain lion was spotted in a tree in the 600 block of Laguna Drive, according to Tim Daly from Fish and Wildlife. The lion was tranquilized in the 600 block of Bristol…

A mountain lion was tracked and tranquilized in a Simi Valley neighborhood. As seen on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.

A mountain lion was tracked and tranquilized in a Simi Valley neighborhood. As seen on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.