mountain lion
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At the time, Kevin McManus with Pasadena Humane told ABC7 News that mountain lion sightings in the city are “extremely rare,” but noted that last year’s wildfires could be pushing cats further into residential areas.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
“It does appear to be a coincidence that two similar occurrences happened in corresponding weeks and this was not the mountain lion that was in Santa Monica last week,” a Fish and Wildlife spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
She’s the spiritual granddaughter to P-22, Griffith Park’s photogenic mountain lion … P-2028.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Fish and Wildlife officials tranquilized the animal with a game dart, after which the mountain lion ran east over a fence before the dart started taking effect.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“No,” I said, “I wasn’t scared of staying in the cave, but I heard a mountain lion scream and it scared me half to death.”
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
