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Three people have
reported what is believed to be a single adult male mountain
lion since June 30, according to a statement from the National
Park Service, San Francisco Animal Care and Control, and the
Presidio Trust on Tuesday.
The puma, which was also caught on a neighborhood security
camera, has not been seen since last Friday and was believed to
be heading south, the statement said, adding that there have not
been any cougar sightings in the city "in many years" and never
so far north in the city.
The four locations spanned a several-mile swath spanning from
the city's Presidio in the northwest to Lake Merced further
south.
The agencies are "working closely to monitor and manage the
issue and to keep the community informed," the statement said.
Mountain lions are "naturally wary" of humans and interactions
between the species are very rare, according to the statement.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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