What happened: The California Fish and Game Commission on Thursday called for permanent protections for the big cats in the ...

A coworker asked me recently whether I’d heard of any “lions” in the area. Not the African or Detroit kind, but mountain lions. Also known as cougars. A delivery man had just told her he’d seen one on ...

Authorities are trying to hunt down the 160-pound cat that mauled the girl. A six-year-old girl was attacked by a 160-pound mountain lion as she was walking through a park and was rescued just in time ...

Attacks by mountain lions are still incredibly rare, despite recent incidents. Humans are increasingly coming in contact with mountain lions, raising questions as to whether humans are to blame and ...

Boulder police are warning people in their Colorado community after a mountain lion attacked and killed a small dog on Friday night. It happened in the 2400 block of Balsam Avenue in the northern part ...

A trail runner in Lake Forest, California shared a terrifying tale of surviving a mountain-lion encounter on Instagram. Taylor Spike says he was coming down a trail just after dark early this week ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) confirmed that a mountain lion was fatally struck by a driver on Arkansas Highway 84 in Hot Spring County after a resident initially made a Facebook post.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park has been closed until further notice because of mountain lion activity. Researchers ...

Editor’s note: this article has been changed to accurately reflect the area in which the Colorado Parks & Wildlife received reports of mountain lions the past two years. Taulere and Arrone Appel were ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed five new mountain lion sightings in the state this year, including four ...

Two decades ago, Zara McDonald was on a run in Marin near Mount Tamalpais around dusk when a mountain lion suddenly appeared above her, just 5 feet away — and stared at her. Its eyes then fixed on ...

Two bicyclists in Orange County were out at Whiting Ranch when their ride turned into a heart-pounding standoff with a mountain lion on Monday. "We came around a turn and the mountain lion was ...