A rare sighting in the City by the Bay: A mountain lion spotted roaming San Francisco's streets has been captured by wildlife officials. The wild cat was first seen on Monday morning in the Pacific Heights neighborhood and had made its way into Lafayette Park before being located and tranquilized.
Eyewitness Madrey Hilton described the scene, stating that the mountain lion seemed "so big … not just a regular cat." She captured footage of the animal, which appeared to be just going about its business. The lion even managed to scale a wall and into a park before it was eventually found by authorities.
While mountain lion sightings in San Francisco are uncommon, they have occurred before. In 2020, another young mountain lion was spotted in downtown San Francisco, sleeping in a planter box on a busy street. It also caught its own reflection in an office tower's glass and was later safely captured and released into the wild.
Wildlife experts explain that these animals often migrate from the hills south of the city to urban areas before eventually making their way back into the wilderness. In this case, the mountain lion has been transported to a safe location where it will be released back into the wild.
Eyewitness Madrey Hilton described the scene, stating that the mountain lion seemed "so big … not just a regular cat." She captured footage of the animal, which appeared to be just going about its business. The lion even managed to scale a wall and into a park before it was eventually found by authorities.
While mountain lion sightings in San Francisco are uncommon, they have occurred before. In 2020, another young mountain lion was spotted in downtown San Francisco, sleeping in a planter box on a busy street. It also caught its own reflection in an office tower's glass and was later safely captured and released into the wild.
Wildlife experts explain that these animals often migrate from the hills south of the city to urban areas before eventually making their way back into the wilderness. In this case, the mountain lion has been transported to a safe location where it will be released back into the wild.
i mean i've seen pics of them before but seeing one in person is crazy 
like how do they even navigate the streets? and scaling walls like it's no big deal? 
that wall in Lafayette Park must be hella hard to climb 
madrey hilton is a genius for capturing footage of it, btw! 
so glad it was eventually caught & released back into the wild tho 
those wildlife experts are doing their job right 
i mean i know they're majestic and all but seriously can't they just stick to the hills? 
anyway glad it got captured safely, hope it's thriving back in the wild 
But for real though, it's pretty cool that someone got a chance to catch some footage of this guy just chillin' in the city. I'm sure it was a wild day (no pun intended) 
. Guess you could say the mountain lion was living its best life for a hot second, strutting around like it owned the place 
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. The fact that it was so calm and just doing its thing is actually kinda impressive 
. But at the same time, you can't help but feel a little worried about the safety of all those people walking around 
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. And I'm so glad the mountain lion was safely captured and released back into its natural habitat 
. It's always amazing to see how nature can thrive even in unexpected places 
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I don’t usually comment but... I'm kinda glad they caught that mountain lion in San Francisco. It's not every day you see one of those guys just chillin' on the streets, right? 
. I mean, who needs cat videos when you have mountain lion clips on YouTube, right? And poor Madrey Hilton, she's basically the queen of cat whisperer with that footage she captured 
. I'm glad those wildlife experts came to save the day and send it back to its wild life (get it? wild...