mountain lion

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A mountain lion was tranquilized, sedated and then released into the wild after being spotted in Escondido, according to wildlife officials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

A mountain lion spotted in an Escondido neighborhood was tranquilized, sedated and then released into the wild, according to wildlife officials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Zookeepers intend to introduce him soon to a new sibling — Clover, a female mountain lion cub rescued from El Dorado County earlier in March.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She’d never heard of a mountain lion attack in her area, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

All this was of some interest to me, for I was hiking in about the same spot as that initial mountain lion sighting.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson