Environment
A Mountain Lion Is Spotted in San Francisco
“I think there’s a cougar in my backyard, and not the type that drinks Chardonnay.”
If you see what appears to be a long-tailed kitty on steroids slinking around San Francisco, do not approach it with treats. It might be a mountain lion paying a rare visit to the city, as people have reported seeing such an animal several times in recent days.
Two sightings occurred on June 30 in the western Presidio and the tony neighborhood of Sea Cliff, where a security camera captured the apex predator politely using the sidewalk. Then there was a spotting on July 1 on the 1000 block of Gough Street—which is insane, as that’s smack-dab in downtown—and another on July 3 near Lake Merced.