Their habitats include redwood forests, mixed woodlands, coastal brushlands and mountainous areas. Roughly 40% of California provides suitable habitat for mountain lions, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

A 4-year-old was rushed to the trauma center after being mauled by a mountain lion in Washington state. The child had been hiking with family near the Victoria Overlook area on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park when they were set upon by the big cat,

The mountain lion, which was collared, lunged towards the child and bit him while he walked the popular Olympic National Park trail with his family, according to the National Park Service

Kellum said lions live in the open space habitat that surrounds the Bay Area, and that they sometimes wander into a new area to look for a new territory, food or water. “They often make their way back to where they came from,” Kellum said. “We think this one found its way back into the open space.”

Law enforcement are alerting the public to a mountain lion in southwest Kansas.On Saturday, The Ulysses Police Department repo