Latest Mountain lions News
Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle
IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle. It’s the fourth panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of four total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The...
3 healthy kittens born to mountain lion tracked by biologists in wilderness near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mountain lion studied by biologists in wilderness areas near Los Angeles has given birth to three healthy kittens, the National Park Service said Thursday. The three females estimated to be a month old were found May 18 nestled in a patch of poison oak in the...
Mountain lion that swatted 11-year-old girl's cheek killed in Colorado
BUENA VISTA, Colo. (AP) — In Colorado's mountains, an 11-year-old girl went to check on the family's chickens in their wooden hen house Wednesday only to find a mountain lion that swatted at her face, leaving a small puncture wound on her cheek, according to wildlife officials. The...
US rolls out funding for wildlife crossings along busy roads
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — Native American tribes, as well as state and local governments, will be able to tap into $350 million in infrastructure funds to build wildlife corridors along busy roads and add warning signs for drivers in what federal officials are billing as the first-of-its-kind...
New Mexico OKs its 1st wildlife bridges to limit collisions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will build its first wildlife highway overpasses for free-roaming cougars, black bears, bighorn sheep and other creatures large and small and will also set aside $100 million for conservation projects, under two bills signed Thursday by Gov. Michelle Lujan...
Official: Mountain lion claws man in hot tub in Colorado
NATHROP, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials said Monday they are searching for a mountain lion that clawed a man's head while he was sitting in a hot tub with his wife at a rental home in central Colorado. The man was soaking in the in-ground hot tub in a wooded subdivision west of...
Panthers have 4-goal 3rd in 4-2 comeback win over Devils
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored two of Florida's four third-period goals and the Panthers rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday night. Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist to tie former teammate Jonathan Huberdeau for the franchise career points lead...
Tribes bury Southern California's famed mountain lion, P-22
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates buried Southern California's most famous mountain lion Saturday in the mountains where the big cat once roamed. After making his home in the urban Griffith Park — home of the Hollywood Sign — for the past...
