Overview
- Video shared by North Bay Animal Services shows a mountain lion walking through a Sebastopol backyard in Sonoma County.
- Sebastopol Police said multiple residents reported sightings Sunday morning.
- Police advised people in the area to bring pets inside, and the animal had not been captured by Monday.
- Five days earlier, San Francisco animal control officers captured a mountain lion in the city after an hours-long standoff.
- Wildlife advocates are calling for the state to revive a dedicated coexistence program at roughly $15 million annually after 2024 cuts eliminated most specialists.