After a mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy over the weekend, some commenters on social media blasted officials’ decision to kill the big cat and accused the boy’s family of provoking the ...

'We don't have mountain lion jail,' said Beth Pratt, the California regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation. 'As much as it pains me, I think the officials made the right ...

A mountain lion spotted in Griffith Park in mid-May drew comparisons to celebrity puma P-22, who inhabited the green space for a decade. The lion, which was not collared, is believed to have died ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, people were paid bounties for mountain lions, according to Jim Williams, regional director for the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and author of "Path of the Puma." ...

Mountain lion attacks remain almost surprisingly rare, but two recent dramatic incidents have shone a spotlight on the precarious human/lion balance, writes Sheila Flynn.

The Russian man purchased the puma, born in 2015, when it was a year old; The owner said the mountain lion is trained four times a week, and is 'unique,' 'very gentle' and 'does not bite' ...

If a lion attacks, protect your neck and face. Jennifer Caudill. How to Fight a Mountain Lion. Your primary goal is to make the lion think attacking you isn’t worth the effort.

While the potential of seeing a mountain lion, puma, or cougar — they're all the same — in the wild may be exciting to some and frightening to others, the prospects of an encounter are ...

What are mountain lions? Mountain lions are known by many names, according to National Geographic.These include puma, cougar, catamount, panther, red tiger and deer tiger. They usually measure 1.8 ...

The mountain lion (or puma or cougar), not so much. Challenging photos Can you find the hidden cat in this tricky viral Twitter photograph?