The Shingle Springs resident was reviewing their surveillance camera trained on their doggy door when they noticed the ...

A mountain lion is one of the most powerful predators in North America. It moves silently through forests and mountains, ...

If the mountain lion attacks, fight back with anything you are carrying ... Other species the mountain lions prey on can ...

It was the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years ... upon more and more of the habitats of both predator ...

The thriving bird colonies likely grew over several decades because local shepherds had temporarily eliminated pumas ...

Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states — Utah, Wyoming and Nevada — want to both pin the blame on mountain lions and “resolve” the issue by using cruel traps ...

Mountain lions could be pursued by “hazers” with dogs under a new California bill, introduced a day after similar legislation ...

Full-grown male mountain lions can easily top 200 pounds, which would likely have made things a whole lot harder for Kauffman. He’s obviously still healing from the attack, with visible wounds ...

Mountain lion attacks on humans are extremely rare and their nature is to avoid humans. Here's a full list of recommendations from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife of what to do ...

While it can run nearly 50 miles per hour, the mountain lion rarely has cause to do so. It attacks in a rush, making for the neck of deer or other prey, striving to incur a fatal wound.

Peter Tira, a spokesperson for the CDFW, told SFGATE in a statement the agency's commitment to assisting residents and ranchers in protecting their pets and livestock from mountain lion attacks.

On Saturday, Jan. 27, their 14-month-old cur mix Fergus was taken from their backyard by a prowling mountain lion. Miraculously, the dog survived the harrowing ordeal, but not before the Leach’s ...