Chances are most people have seen — or at least heard about — the now viral video of a Utah man who went for a run in a Provo canyon and ended up finding himself face to face with a very angry mama mountain lion. For six tense and profanity-laced minutes, Kyle Burgess kept filming […]
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Caution Urged After Mountain Lion Spotted at CR
College of the Redwoods is cautioning students and staff to “take care” near the Creative Arts Building and Botanical Gardens after a “large mountain lion” was spotted around 9:10 a.m. today, according to a Facebook post. In an alert sent out, those on campus were asked to be “observant and cautious while in the area” […]
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Mountain Lion Spotted ‘Chilling’ on Bayside Porch
What appears to be an adult mountain lion took a stroll through a Bayside neighborhood this afternoon and even relaxed a bit on one woman’s porch. “We saw it around 2 o’clock,” said Portia Herger, who lives with her housemates off Bayside Road, which she describes as “pretty busy.” “My housemate saw it first and […]
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Wild: Talia Rose Photographs the South Fork of the Eel River
When most people think wildlife photography, their minds wander to far off jungles and frozen tundra, exotic animals and out-of-reach summits. But that’s not Talia Rose. For 12 years, Rose has documented the small stretch of the South Fork of the Eel River that is her backyard. “I’m originally from Long Island, New York, and […]
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APD: Reports of Mountain Lion Near LK Wood
The Arcata Police Department has received reports of a mountain lion being spotted at the bus stop at California Street and LK Wood and on the porch of a nearby residence, although few other details were immediately available. According to an APD Facebook post, the time of the sightings was unknown but the department reminds […]
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Mountain Lion Sighting on Fickle Hill
The Arcata Police Department is reporting that a mountain lion has been spotted off Fickle Hill Road in the Arcata Community Forest area. While noting that such sightings are not usual, the department is asking residents and forest visitors to be “aware and alert” and reissued advise on what to do should an encounter occur, […]
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Mountain Lion Sightings, Pet Attacks Prompt Warning in Rio Dell
Rio Dell officials are warning residents to keep their children and pets indoors following a series of mountain lion sightings near ravines frequented by children along the river bar and in neighborhoods along Riverside and Eeloa avenues on the east side of U.S. Highway 101. The city warns that the sightings have taken place during […]