California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials captured the mountain lion responsible for attacking a summer camp ...

After the attack, to ensure the cougar was no longer in the area, the property owner followed “in the direction the lion was ...

A summer camp staff member was attacked by a mountain lion on Saturday, June 14, near Hyampom, California, sustaining minor ...

One man died and another was injured in the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years, according to authorities. An 18-year-old called authorities around 1:13 p.m. local time ...

Residents are on edge after an apex predator was spotted carrying a pet cat through a California neighborhood, video shows. A ...

Mountain lion attacks on humans in North America are relatively rare events. Since the early 20th century, there have been fewer than 125 documented cases of mountain lions attacking humans. Even ...

Only around 20 mountain lion attacks have been confirmed in the state of California. Three of those attacks have been fatal, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said earlier this year.

Three other mountain lion attacks on humans since 1990 have been fatal in Colorado. The state wildlife agency doesn't call mountain lion depredations of pets or other animals attacks.

In a desperate call to 911, the survivor of a rare cougar attack that killed his friend in a remote area of Washington state frantically told a dispatcher that he needed help quick.

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.