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Mountain lion tranquilized after neighbors spot animal prowling SoCal apartment complex

California Post·Daniel Farr·27 days ago
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A mountain lion set off a dramatic wildlife response in a busy Escondido neighborhood, ending in a tranquilizer takedown, a drone-assisted pursuit and a nighttime release back into the wild near the Cleveland National Forest. California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials were called to the intersection of Mission Avenue and Grape Street at about 1:30 p.m. Monday after reports of the big cat tucked under a vehicle in a densely populated residential area. Adult males can control territories as large as 200 square miles, while females typically range between 30 and 70 square miles. Facebook/California Department of Fish and Wildlife “Due to the busy urban setting and a growing crowd of onlookers, environmental scientists made the call to safely immobilize and relocate the animal,” CDFW said in a statement on Facebook . The situation escalated after the first tranquilizer dart was fired.…

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