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5 times mountain lions were seen roaming across the country. Take a look

Stories by Real-Time News journalists, with AI summarization

Mountain lions have been seen near populated areas across the U.S. Surveillance footage capturing large cats in residential yards and interactions like the one involving a holiday reindeer decoration show them wandering around.

Take a look at the stories below.

Jackie Winston of Cambria captured video on her Ring camera of a mountain lion strolling past her front door early on Monday, July 29, 2024.

NO. 1: LARGE MOUNTAIN LION CAUGHT ON CAMERA STROLLING THROUGH YARD IN CALIFORNIA

“I’m kind of a day person, so I’ll take the day and they can have the night,” said resident Jackie Winston. | Published July 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Kathe Tanner

Police shot and killed a mountain lion that roamed near a middle school campus in Colorado, officials said. Photo by Robert Sachowski via Unsplash

NO. 2: MOUNTAIN LION SHOT DEAD AFTER MIDDLE SCHOOL IS PUT ON LOCKDOWN, COLORADO POLICE SAY

“What a sad outcome.” | Published November 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger

A mountain lion was caught on camera in a North Texas back yard on Nov. 1, 2024. Texas Parks and Wildlife officials are asking residents to be on the lookout and report any additional sightings. Blackwell family via WFAA-TV.

NO. 3: MOUNTAIN LIONS ARE POPPING UP AROUND NORTH TEXAS. BE ON ‘HIGH ALERT,’ SAYS WILDLIFE EXPERT

Over the last few weeks, there have been three confirmed mountain lion sightings in North Texas. | Published November 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brayden Garcia

A mountain lion seemed perplexed by a fake reindeer Christmas decoration outside a Wyoming hotel, video shows. Teton Village Mix on Instagram

NO. 4: ‘VERY CONFUSED’ MOUNTAIN LION INVESTIGATES REINDEER CHRISTMAS DECORATION IN WYOMING

“That young lion really wanted that deer to be real.” | Published December 27, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger

One of two cougar cubs photographed in Michigan, the first confirmed sightings in about a century. Michigan Department of Natural Resources

NO. 5: WILD MOUNTAIN LION CUBS FOUND IN MICHIGAN FOR FIRST TIME IN CENTURY. SEE THE BABIES

“It’s pretty exciting, considering this could be the first known cougar reproduction in modern times in the western Great Lakes states.” | Published March 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Rhiannon Saegert

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.