Overview

• Surveillance footage from a Brentwood homeowner’s camera recorded a mountain lion hopping over a fence into the backyard Tuesday morning.
• Brentwood Police Department confirmed the sighting near Fairview Avenue and San Jose Drive and alerted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• There have been no reports of confrontations or injuries and the lion’s subsequent direction and the exact time of appearance remain unknown.
• Officials have urged residents to back away slowly if they encounter the animal, keep children and pets close, and report sightings to CDFW or Brentwood police.
• Wildlife experts say such forays often involve young mountain lions seeking territory and past incidents in the Bay Area have led to sedation and relocation of big cats.