The domestic animal owner would have to request such a permit, and neither owner of the attacked dogs has done so, California Fish and Wildlife Capt. They can only be killed with a depredation permit issued by the Fish and Wildlife Department in certain situations, including a verified attack on a domestic animal. It is against the law to hunt, injure, possess or transport a mountain lion. There are no plans for that. In 1990, mountain lions became a specially protected species in California with the passage of Proposition 117. Researchers say they are not getting signals from the mountain lion’s collar, leading them to believe it is malfunctioning.īut they believe the cat is a roughly 10-year-old female they have named P-35 and whose collar stopped working.Ĭalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said if they find the mountain lion, they will tranquilize it and try to get the collar working again. Wildlife: Ailing owl on Highway 101 gets an assist from CHP officer Many mountain lions in the region have been fitted with GPS collars so National Park Service researchers can learn how they adapt to an increasingly urban setting. Some witnesses earlier didn’t notice a collar, while others did. Sunday, no new sightings of the mountain lion had been reported to Simi Valley police.Ī video of the cat from Friday clearly shows a tracking collar. Friday: The cat was seen again walking down a street, police said.Īs of 5 p.m. Thursday: Police received three reports of mountain lion sightings in the northeast region of the city. Arriving officers said they saw the big cat in the backyard crouched down and apparently eating the dog. A California Fish and Wildlife warden responded with a bean-bag shotgun, but the mountain lion left before bean bags could be used. The mountain lion became aggressive toward her, so she went back inside.
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The dog owner said she jumped on the mountain lion’s back and tried to pry open its mouth to free her dog. Thursday: A different dog owner told police she had let her pet into her backyard in the 5400 block of Evening Sky Drive and the miniature Schnauzer saw the mountain lion and ran at it. It eventually jumped a fence and could not be found. Officers responded and saw the mountain lion there. Thursday: The same resident told police the mountain lion was on his front porch. The dog survived, and officers did not find the cat. He said after the attack, the cat went into his backyard. A resident told officers this happened as he was walking his pet. Wednesday: Police got a report of a mountain lion attacking a dog in the 5400 block of Evening Sky Drive, in the same neighborhood. Wednesday: The cat was seen near Pawnee Court and Seneca Place, according to police. Four police officers, a Ventura County helicopter and animal control officers converged on the area, but they didn’t find the predator. Here’s what we know about the mountain lion: When was the mountain lion seen? Watch Video: Watch mountain lion roaming Simi Valley streetĪ mountain lion has been roaming the Indian Hills neighborhood of northeast Simi Valley for a few days, during which it killed and ate a dog despite the pet owner trying to pry the canine from the cat’s mouth.