Officials say mountain lion captured in California neighborhood isn't the big cat that killed a resident's dog and injured another pet last week in the same area. The lion, dubbed P-79, will be released back into the mountains northwest of Los Angeles.
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- A mountain lion was captured Thursday in a Southern California neighborhood but officials said it wasn't the big cat that killed a resident's dog and injured another pet last week in the same suburb.
The male lion was tranquilized and outfitted with a tracking collar that scientists will use to study the animal as part of an ongoing research project on the big cats, National Park Service spokeswoman Ana Beatriz Cholo said.Mountain lions are an iconic native species in the region but face increasing problems as development, roads and highways fragment their habitat.
Police officers who responded before dawn saw the mountain lion as it appeared to eat the dog in the backyard.
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