Downieville, on Highway 49 about 40 miles northwest of Truckee, made headlines as the site of California’s first documented fatal black bear attack on a person. Patrice Miller, 71, was killed in 2023 ...

Last year, California recorded its first fatal mountain lion attack on an adult in 30 years.

In the interim, three other lions were also euthanized in Cuyamaca, after showing aggressive behavior toward humans. With livestock attacks also steadily increasing, the Department of Fish and ...

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Two other mountain lions were nearby during the attack, Peter Tira, spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, confirmed. Likely, the three mountain lions were a mother and ...

Seeing the mountain lion injured but not yet dead, he put it down with a shot to the head.” The dog owner says she saw two cougars. And on the morning after the attack, the husband returned to where ...