A woman who picked up a mountain lion believing it to be a dog escaped her encounter with nothing worse than a few scratches. A woman who picked up a mountain lion believing it to be a dog escaped her encounter with nothing worse than a few scratches. She called for her husband, who emerged from their home with a gun and, according to the IDFG, “quickly dispatched the mountain lion as she held on to it”. We've stepped up patrols at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space following yesterday's incident between a mountain lion & visitor. Tips if you encounter a lion: https://t.co/x9F6MRQ42c #HTMOS @CPW_NE pic.twitter.com/m3amq0DxLU — Larimer County DNR (@LCDNR) February 5, 2019Earlier this week, officials in Colorado revealed a man was attacked by a mountain lion while out running.

Source: Irish Independent February 07, 2019 10:07 UTC