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Apr 25, 2008 12:17 am US/Pacific
Mountain Lion Spotted In Hayward, Caught On Video
HAYWARD (CBS 5 / BCN) ―
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Image from home video shows a Mountain Lion in a Hayward resident's back yard.
CBS
There have been two reported sightings of a mountain lion in Hayward this week, police said Thursday.
The first sighting occurred at 6:43 p.m. Sunday when a resident witnessed the mountain lion in the backyard of his home in the 1100 block of Garin Avenue, according to police. California Department of Fish and Game personnel
viewed videotape provided by the resident and confirmed that the animal was a mountain lion.
Then, about 8 p.m. Wednesday, a resident in the 30000 block of Woodthrush Place reported that a mountain lion killed a goat and dragged it away, police said. Officials confirmed that the goat was missing from the property.
Fish and Game spokesman Steve Martarano said that a depredation permit is likely to be issued to the homeowner, allowing him to have the mountain lion trapped or killed within 10 days if the big cat returns to the property.
"Mountain lions have a large territory they can roam in, so there is always that chance the lion has taken off and won't come back,'' Martarano said.
The mountain lion has not been declared a public safety hazard, according to Martarano.
Mountain lion attacks on people are rare, however officials are cautioning residents not to approach a mountain lion and instead head indoors and call 911.
To learn more about mountain lions, visit
www.dfg.ca.gov.
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