Overview
- The young female mountain lion, estimated at 1 to 2 years old, was spotted Monday in the 1800 block of Madison Avenue in Redwood City and prompted a police advisory for residents to keep pets indoors that was later lifted.
- Redwood City police and California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel tracked the cat using aerial support and then chemically immobilized it to assess its condition on site.
- While the animal was tranquilized officers fitted it with a GPS-tracking collar for a UC Santa Cruz study and prepared it for relocation.
- CDFW said the mountain lion showed no signs of aggression, posed no public risk, and that this response followed their standard practice to assess health, collar for monitoring, and return dispersing animals to suitable open space.
- Researchers say collared pumas help map movement corridors and habitat needs, and officials urged residents to keep pets indoors during sightings and to report future encounters so animals can be steered back to wild areas safely.