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LA Zoo’s 23-Year-Old Lion Dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Zoo says its male lion has died. Lionel was 23, which is considered old for a lion. Zoo officials said Tuesday that Lionel had been under close veterinary care for...
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Mountain Lion Spotted In Burbank Foothills; 5th Time This Summer
BURBANK (CBS) — Wildlife officials and police are warning Burbank residents to be on the lookout for mountain lions. KNX 1070’s Vytas Safronikas reports a recent sighting near a local country club...
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Mountain Lion Captured In OC Park After 3rd Sighting In A Week
LAKE FOREST (CBS) — A mountain lion that had forced officials to close an Orange County wilderness park was in custody Tuesday. KNX 1070’s Claudia Peschiutta reports Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park at...
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‘Franklin’ The 700-Pound Sea Lion Returns To OC Creek
IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — A 700-pound sea lion captured over the weekend was back up an Orange County creek on Monday. Officials from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center responded to a call around 9:00 a.m....
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Bears, Mountain Lion Caught Prowling Near Monrovia Homes
MONROVIA (CBSLA.com) — Two bears and a mountain lion were seen prowling around a Monrovia neighborhood overnight. CBS2’s Kara Finnstrom reports the two bears were seen walking near Norumbega Drive and...
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Lion Attacks, Kills Intern At Private Wild Animal Sanctuary Near Fresno
DUNLAP (CBS/AP) — A lion killed a volunteer intern at a private wild animal sanctuary near Fresno on Wednesday. Dianna Hanson, 26, was attacked and fatally injured around 12:30 p.m. after getting into...
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Rare Sight: Mountain Lion Sits On Deer Along Mulholland Highway
(Photo courtesy National Park Service/US Dept. Of Interior) LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A mountion lion was caught on camera Thursday sitting atop a deer alongside a road in the Santa Monica Mountains....
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3 Mountain Lion Kittens Fatally Struck By Vehicles In January
THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA.com) — A $10 million proposal to construct a safe wildlife crossing on the 101 Freeway in northwest Los Angeles County could move closer to reality after three local mountain lion...
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Hollywood Hills Mountain Lion Caught On Camera In Late-Night Prowl
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A mountain lion has been caught on camera in an apparent late-night prowl through one Hollywood Hills neighborhood. KNX 1070’s Megan Goldsby reports the home security camera...
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How Did A Lion End Up Roaming The Streets Of Norwalk?
NORWALK (CBSLA.com) — What appears to be a lion is roaming around Norwalk, according to officials. Home surveillance of a large cat believed to be a mountain lion has residents concerned. Jeff Hobbs,...
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Large Cat Seen Prowling Norwalk Neighborhood ‘Not A Mountain Lion’
NORWALK (CBSLA.com) — Wildlife officials were set Friday to canvass a residential neighborhood in Norwalk where a video surveillance camera captured what appeared to be a large wild cat – possibly a...
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$10M Wildlife Bridge Crossing To Be Built Near 101 Freeway
AGOURA (CBSLA.com) — A proposed first-of-its-kind $10 million wildlife bridge crossing is set to built near the 101 Freeway in Agoura, officials said Friday. KNX 1070’s Bob Brill reports the plan is...
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Surveillance Image Reportedly Shows 2nd Mountain Lion Sighting East Of 405...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — For what officials say is only the second time in a dozen years, a mountain lion has been reportedly spotted east of the 405 Freeway. KNX 1070’s Jon Baird reports a picture...
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Mountain Lion Found Outside Macy’s Store In Temecula Dies
TEMECULA (CBSLA.com) — A mountain lion made an early morning trip to a Temecula mall early Friday, authorities said. Officials with California Fish and Wildlife responded to a call around 6:15 a.m. of...
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Wildlife Officials: Mountain Lion P-22 Left Los Feliz Home Crawl Space
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150414144458830AA.mp4 LOS FELIZ (CBSLA.com) — Wildlife officials Tuesday said telemetry results found the mountain lion that was trapped under a Los Feliz...
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Celebrities Join Growing Outrage Over Cecil The Lion Slaying
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — There’s growing outrage across the world over the killing of a protected lion in Zimbabwe. The man at the center of the controversy is dentist and trophy hunter Walter Palmer,...
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Five Mistreated Lions Given New Home In South Africa Sanctuary
(CBSLA.com) — Five lions abandoned in a defunct Romanian zoo faced imminent extermination until a local veterinarian called on an international animal rescue group to step in. Four Paws sedated the...
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