Many Californians will see bobcat or mountain lion in their neighborhood at some point. Here's how to tell them apart.

Mountain lions are thriving in Northern California, prompting fears. Should it be easier to harass or kill them?

California’s iconic Santa Cruz Mountains are an outdoor recreation wonderland. With a world-class network of hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trails, they draw millions of visitors each year ...

In March, two brothers out on a hike in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California were attacked by a mountain lion. One died, ...

After a resident had a close call with a mountain lion, the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office is reminding Coloradans of how ...

After months of increasingly close calls with mountain lions, Lassen County this week declared the big cats an “imminent threat to public safety.” The influx of mountain lion sightings began last ...

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A mountain lion attacked and wounded an 11-year-old girl outside her family's home in Malibu, California, then chased her mother before it was scared off, authorities said Monday ...

TO RENT, BUT HOUSING ADVOCATES SAY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS STILL A CHALLENGE. LASSEN COUNTY IS DECLARING MOUNTAIN LIONS AN IMMINENT PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT. IT’S ALL IN RESPONSE TO MONTHS OF WHAT THEY CALL ...

Santa Cruz mountain lions proactively avoid busy trails, and bolder cats don't drive conflict; human activity mostly does.