A mountain lion sighting in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood Friday morning prompted officials to warn residents and avoid the area.
Video shared on X appeared to show the big cat moving behind bushes in the yards of several homes. A partially open window could be seen above the animal as it made its way through the residential area.
In a second clip, the mountain lion was seen crouching behind a bush. The person who posted the video said Animal Care & Control officers were already responding.
The reported sightings occurred near 44th Avenue and Ulloa Street in the Outer Sunset neighborhood.
Officials captured the mountain lion later Friday morning and transferred it to California Department of Fish and Wildlife game wardens.
“The incident has been resolved, there is no danger to the public,” officials said in an update, according to KRON4.
Before the animal was captured, authorities urged anyone who encountered it not to run. Instead, residents were told to slowly move backward and create distance.
“If a mountain lion approaches — make yourself ‘big,’ wave your arms, shout, throw something, and again, do not run,” authorities advised.
The latest sighting came earlier this month after another mountain lion was reported in San Francisco’s Panhandle neighborhood.
That animal was reportedly hiding in a tree near Fell and Baker streets when city animal control officers arrived on Sept. 5 near Golden Gate Park.
A person walking a dog initially spotted the mountain lion climbing into a densely foliated tree, where the thick canopy provided cover.
Officials later used a drone and shone lights into the canopy while searching for the animal, but they were unable to locate it.
Krysten Kellum, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said wardens never saw the mountain lion. That indicated the animal may have left the area before responders arrived, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
