Mountain lion noticed roaming streets in downtown Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Residents in Oceanside are on alert after a number of mountain lion sightings have been reported of their metropolis.

Round 2 a.m. on March 5, safety guards patrolling downtown Oceanside noticed the mountain lion roaming the streets round Mission Avenue.

“After we first noticed it, it was rounding the nook,” safety guard Markus Davis stated. “We have been capable of scare it off with our spotlights.”

Safety cameras at Oceanside Metropolis Corridor captured the lion roaming the parking storage and the plaza space. A janitor working early morning on Tuesday at Regal Cinemas noticed the lion peering by means of the glass doorways.

“This conduct isn’t out of the unusual. It’s simply that is taking place in additional city setting and people are catching it on safety cameras,” stated Megan Senour with the California Division of Fish and Wildlife. “It regarded like a juvenile and it’s simply making an attempt to determine its approach again to its habitat.”

Senour believes the lion is a juvenile who’s misplaced.

Wildlife consultants advise residents with small animals to maintain them inside, particularly at evening. Should you spot a mountain lion, make sure that to present it house and by no means strategy or nook it.

“I’m genuinely stunned,” Oceanside resident Brooks Snow stated. “Simply having moved again from Colorado, we’re used to interacting with nature and being on our toes, however right here, it’s not one thing I’m anticipating.”

Any sightings needs to be reported to the Oceanside Police Division’s non-emergency line at 760-435-4911.