mountain lion

Emergency officials got a brush with nature this afternoon when a mountain lion was spotted near the Fort Collins Police station.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife rangers trapped a mountain lion in the town of Lyons yesterday and plan to relocate the animal out of the area.

This story is plenty weird, but also contains healthy levels of awesome.  It should also serve as a cautionary tale about always watching your back when you're in the wilderness.

According to the Coloradoan and to reverse 911 calls another mountain lion has been spotted in Ft. Collins. (Or possibly the same one that was seen on Tuesday returning.) Now Putnam and Irish elementary schools in Fort Collins are on lockout due to the vicinity of the mountain lion sighting.

Some folks in Ft. Collins had a little up-close-and-personal encounter with a mountain lion yesterday.  A large one was tracked by Fort Collins police and Division of Wildlife officers as it followed the Poudre River into the city.