Oceanside police have confirmed the recent sightings of a mountain lion prowling the streets of Oceanside this week.
The mountain lion was spotted in several areas of the city — including looking through the windows of an Oceanside movie theater — sometime between Monday and Wednesday night, according to OPD Officer Tom Bussey. Sightings were reported at:State Route 76 at Rancho Del Oro near Ivey Ranch ParkA mountain lion could be seen on surveillance footage walking through the Oceanside City Hall parking garage sometime between March 4 and 6, according to Oceanside Police Department.
If you see mountain lions, do NOT approach or disturb them, the Oceanside Police Department and California Department of Fish & Wildlife says. Avoid the mountain lion and report the sighting to the OPD immediately by calling 760-435-4911.OPD has already contacted the California Department of Fish & Wildlife regarding the recent sightings. The department is monitoring the situation in collaboration with OPD.
Senour thinks this mountain lion ended up in downtown Oceanside through"wildlife corridors." Wildlife doesn't see property boundaries the way humans do, Senour added. "A lot of folks recreate in mountain lion country without incidents. So it really is — to emphasize — it's incredibly rare for there to be even an interaction in general. Mountain lions want to avoid us just as much as we want to avoid them. They don't want to see us — the weird two legged hairless creatures walking around. We're just as odd for them as they are for us for seeing them," Senour said.
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