US SIGHTINGS: Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings In Past Week In Santa Cruz

November 29, 2014 4:38 PM

SANTA CRUZ (CBS SF) — Multiple mountain lion sightings have been reported in the past week in Santa Cruz, police said.

The most recent sighting was on Friday, when two mountain lions were seen by Barn Theater near High Street and Coolidge Drive at the University of California at Santa Cruz, according to UCSC police.

Officers notified the college’s Puma Project and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, campus police said.

Another puma sighting was reported early Thursday morning in the green space area in the 1900 block of Bay Street, according to Santa Cruz police.

Warden and puma rescuers from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife monitored the animal’s activity and it was last seen heading north toward the UCSC campus, police said.

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