Mountain lion pack recorded prowling through Colorado neighborhood

Read the full story: cbsn.ws/3zBNDBv ... A group of mountain lions were seen walking together through a neighborhood in Silverthorne.

[@dededenver9560]

That isn't a "pack" of mountain lions. They are solitary creatures. So this is a mother with juvenile offspring. I'm glad to see that the mother has been successful in rearing so many cubs, despite living around humans. Now, if people can stop being stupid and leave them alone, the cats might have good lives.

[@deanstackhouse8775]

Yes and no... A cougar will stay with her young for two years according to Idaho Fish and Game cougar specialists, and she doesn't have more than 3 in a litter, ever. Something very bad is going on for this to be happening...to speculate, radiation can cause oddities in animal activities as was learned from HARP experiments in Alaska. 5 G is also allegedly a culprit for odd animal activities/behavior. Wipe this pack out now, maybe do some brain studies on a few but do not let them roam free to eat children filling the sides of cute little smiling images who's picture did not need be displayed this way

[@TheJustinJ]

You are mistaken about people not leaving these things alone. There are way to many cats in Colorado. 1,000 dogs get eaten out of fenced in yards every year here.

[@dededenver9560]

@jj4791 people don't seem to get it when they decide to live in the mountains. They send bait out to the yard and expect a fence to keep them safe. That's one of the stupid human parts I was referring to. If there is too many of anything, it would be people.

[@AnitaDil]

@@TheJustinJI hate that people don’t care enough about their dogs that they get killed, can’t blame the lion when it’s just roaming it’s territory. It’s humans that once again have encroached on wildlife then act surprised when something bad happens.

[@thelostone6981]

@@TheJustinJ That’s why I pack heat when out in the wilderness. I will protect my dogs and myself if there’s even a threat from a mountain lion or coyote. It’s not that I’m seeking them out, but encounters happen. There are plenty of videos and news stories of these encounters for this person to see that shows the danger. I think the person who made the comment must be someone who lives in a big city that has already decimated the native animals. Lucky them.

[@FarmerRiddick]

Mountain lions can breed year-round. Female mountain lions usually give birth every two years. Litters can range in size from one to six cubs. The young may stay with their mother for as long as 26 months, but usually separate after about 15 months. Source: National Wildlife Federation In regards to the pets... they are correct. If you should encounter one; Do not EVER run from a Mt. Lion! Think cat and mouse... your the mouse! In most cases, if the cat believes it's going to have to really work for a meal, it will normally back down. Confront it, make yourself look big with a jacket flared out, etc. Go Barbarian! ...Go Arly Ermey - Marine Drill Instructor on it or, be prepared to go Conan and Xena if you have to! Make noise! Like... "You wanna piece of ME! I'll eat you! Carry a good walking stick and have bear mace at a minimum if you can. This I post from personal experiences. I used to raise sheep although, I never went "Xena" or "Conan" on one... yet.

[@leechjim8023]

OOOORAAAHHHH!!!!!!

[@1927su]

I ALWAYS kept a hood bell on my hiking stick, I reminded them I was coming… sure didn’t feel like surprising a Mother Bear & her cubs…

[@LuciaNara]

This comment deserves at least a thousand likes.

[@mylife6453]

Rather than a stick, I prefer to carry a large caliber handgun or 12 ga for this encounter.

[@GoNoGoDIY]

They are not pack animals those are juveniles with a mother and father. They stay with there mothers two years.

[@AnitaDil]

Absolutely amazing and very privileged to see these animals

[@pianolady4705]

A mountain lion mama will fight to the death to protect her offspring ... unlike some humans.

[@Rondogardener]

A lady in San Bernardino several years ago was jogging in her neighborhood and was attacked and killed by a mouintain lion. I do not think smug answers are warranted. We have had mountain lions on our property and have experienced no problems, but they are wild animalas and should always be considered to be predators.

[@obiwan2112]

That is my neighborhood. I've lived here six years and have seen exactly one. Most impressive to see five at one time.

[@solitairecatnaps4444]

Likely a family of mountain lions out for a stroll. As far as danger to pets, coyotes will also take them and THEY are everywhere.

[@SteveSummers92688]

I'll pay $10 to see this reporter.And that's pack of five mountain lines play together on a soccer field

[@1927su]

We aren’t the only living things that live here.. while all need to be cautious, it’s still sad what we have done, and it’s the wildlife that pay for our “progress “ . The only living beings that mess the earth up, are us human beings, myself included..even tho my house was built 70 years ago, I too live in an area that crowded out wildlife ..That is some amazing footage! I had a wild Turkey in my backyard a few years ago & I live in town!

[@naue77]

Love your words !!!!

[@animalandairplanecollectib1127]

Mountain lions may be scary but they are incredibly important in the ecosystems they live in! without them the animals they prey on it get out of hand become a nuisance! so making sure that mountain lions stay healthy and continue to thrive that is a vary important mission!

[@gabrielebolds6049]

Well people stay away from their home don't build houses or move into their neighborhood their home.

[@justinsane7128]

Who says their deadly predators... Innocent until proven guilty

[@lesliewoodhull5383]

They ARE deadly predators and you’d be insane to try to get near one. This is REAL nature in action, not Barney the Dinosaur!

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

They ain't out there eating tofu. lol

[@uncreative54]

Deadly to animals that range from smaller mule deer to rabbits. Not so much humans.

[@doneown503]

it's a bit odd to see a pack like that

[@mylife6453]

@@doneown503 Puma family.

[@freedomusa1561]

It's a Pride of Lion

[@GoNoGoDIY]

No juveniles with a mother. They stay two years with a mother.

[@naue77]

That’s beautiful to see. We aren’t the only ones living on earth, most ppl always forgetting that

[@fredfischer9359]

Been face to face with one. Don't show fear.

[@Lam-he6mj]

Mountain lions like coyotes don’t run in packs. They run in families.

[@uncreative54]

Way to whip up public sentiment against an animal that rarely ever attacks humans. Solid ethical reporting always includes: "ITS COMING FOR YOUR KIDS MORE AT 11"

[@thelostone6981]

Go read the story about the child attacked by a mountain lion in San Mateo county…seriously, it was just a month or so ago….it’s on the internet….if you can write, I assume you can read too…then there are a bunch of KZbin videos show attacks….you got this! Just because it rarely attacks doesn’t it mean that it won’t. And what an insensitive and puerile comment to make if someone has had to face down a mountain lion. What would you say to them? “Sucks to be you but they rarely attack and you’re being a pansy trying to get media attention”….

[@charlessmith4242]

* When I lived in B.C. Canada for awhile, I read, in the newspaper, about a man being attacked by a Mt. Lion. I asked how often this occurs, the reply was about 3 times a year.

[@ocirontariocryptidinvestig8010]

I am in Canada and have lived around mountain lions and timber wolves my entire life. these are really intelligent animals they know not to mess with humans. you got a better chance getting attacked by your neighbors pitbull then you do a lion or wolf.

[@jenadidio6536]

We had 4 show up on a camera from a closed bar in Shady Cove, OR a few years ago.

[@thenonimportantonev2]

They made sure to say they were by an element school. No, the neighborhood and elementary school is in their habitat. Deal with it. You are in their home

[@lesliewoodhull5383]

No! They don’t need to “deal with it”! They need to be proactive and careful especially during dusk and dawn. All pets and children should be inside well before then. Don’t leave pet food out, and secure trash cans. These predators souls not be able to find easy food-it most often results in them being euthanized and that is NOT fair!

[@thenonimportantonev2]

Houses and schools were built in thier habitat. Your argument is invalid.

[@christiruth3380]

You Move and build into their territory and they will come take away their habitat they don’t know any different it was there’s in the first place learn to live with them!

[@laurajohnson2479]

Too bad it's way more complicated than that genius! 🤔

[@christiruth3380]

@@laurajohnson2479 I have lived in the Colorado mountains my whole life! So who looks like the tool now! Seen houses going up in wildlife habitats the animals just don’t leave Genius! Just like coyotes in town and foxes in town and mountain lions and bears in town! Guess you know it all!

[@laurajohnson2479]

@@christiruth3380 Don't worry you still look like the tool...I have lived in Summit County since 1980...and we have had a cabin in Gilpin County since I was born...I know all about mountain lions...they are looking for dogs and cats to eat... So, sorry if I have a problem with them hunting my pets.🙄

[@christiruth3380]

@@laurajohnson2479 I’m not worried! Yes they go after pets because you build in there habitat and what they hunt are usually deer and elk and when easy prey is in the habitat they hunted but now homes are there and pets are easy prey! Duh! Genius!

[@kirad]

i grazed one with my car in evergreen, and it ran off like it was nothing. so scary

[@dickydewpodcast]

They would be a rug in my house not walking through my yard

[@hortenciareynadelsur7846]

Good they are pack of mountain lions there are getting more animals

[@rodhelms-yt2pk]

The cats in co are a big problem to many of them and the deer number have dropped, maybe they need to thin them out

[@spiderhands]

"Populations have been declining over the last several decades due to human population growth resulting in habitat loss and vehicle collisions, as well as other factors like climate change, malnutrition, diseases like chronic wasting disease, and predation" the Lions are not the biggest problem, that's for sure.

[@imaketherules9316]

"Hey, when you move in on their land, turf, and environment...and WASN'T invited...then this is bound to happen. TRUST ME, they wish humans would leave and never come back."

[@lesliewoodhull5383]

You all need to watch out! Keep your kids and pets close bc these lions are not fooling around!!😬🙁

[@peteranserin3708]

This neighbourhood is close to an elementary school. Thanks captain! Most people would have surmised that.

[@bretsipe2564]

How the hell do you turn on the sound for this article? Getto

[@Shwacka]

You should up the fear by using the school comment...

[@leechjim8023]

Males may roam in packs.

[@sierravista9013]

Motion alarms

[@k.m.z.hardesty]

"not uncommon in Colorado but uncommon to see it..." But nobody seen it personally, it was caught on a camera in the middle of the night. So in this case it would be pretty normal... When people start to move in to areas populated by animals, the animals don't go far and eventually will start getting use to areas that have people, epecially if there are sources of food. Then people get surprised that nature is being, itself. It is pretty cool to see something like this. Just not surprising or "newsworthy" imo

[@lunchbox51788]

Wait.... mountian lions in the mountians in their natural habitat..... no way that's crazy

[@isaaccaynor3562]

That's funny ..she doesn't sound like she from the town. I hope she goes home.

[@amo0707-]

Deadly? You know what else is deadly, driving a freakin' car!

[@mylife6453]

If you had been outside trying to get in your car and that group happened upon you most likely you would have not survived.

[@yuwannakno1269]

Let them be

[@ivonnecolon8471]

Thanks God no one had to go out of the house in an emergency, like to the hospital; with those mountain lions around the house .😳

[@TheMkarr]

The DOW has to have a rock solid case to put one down. I have seen one at necropsy & the evidence is very official in it's handling. Rangers are law officers & have arrest powers.

[@DanielIbar-eg5qu]

Oh don't make them scared of me now their goona think your talking about me😅

[@cincin9509]

Very cool!

[@erickort1987]

bang pots n pans together will scare them off,its surval tip if out camping out in the wild

[@burritoman5891]

PROTECT OUR CHILDRENN

[@jibberoverjava]

They're hunting the coyotes that everybody wants to hug. Now they smell your domestic animals. Should have thought about what follows when they allowed the coyotes to squat in human habitat. What else is coming is the powerful spotted Jaguar that already lives in Arizona on an open (not contained/bariered) sanctuary. Soon enough state wildlife authority can retrieve our/our pets' bodies from the trees. Let's coexist with the spotted Jaguar living under our porches. Have you ever watched the videos of them snatching large dogs off their porches? Only unreasonable thinkers think that these things are unreasonable. People back in the day had more sense than people of today even if they didn't go about it 100% right. Coexisting has never been possible. If you allow them to kill then we have to be allowed to kill too. That's coexisting the way nature coexists. Nature allows balancing. If you truly want to coexist you have to understand all of its concepts. You're not the more intelligent human if what you think is like a guilty parent who doesn't discipline their spoiled child because they feel guilty that they took something away from them. Pretty soon they're on the news because their child killed someone. If you're the guardian of the animals then you need to reason with them according to their own reasoning. Demonstrate protecting your territory. Demonstrate not trespassing. Demonstrate equality even for the human. Use weapons and if you're an unarmed intelligent creature and don't have some make some get some use some. Demonstrate that sort of intelligence. Some humans lately think that they are nothing better than deer who don't respond when attacked they just let it happen and bleat a little. You want to truly coexist? You want to remain defenseless prey? Then stop complaining when you, your kids, your pets get eaten. Just accept it. Otherwise learn how to defend your territory and fight back. It won't kill them all off it'll only kill them off in your area just like they do to you when you're in their area. Certainly they demand to relocate leopards bears mountain lions wolves trespassing or threatening... start with the coyotes that they eat. Try not to be a stupid human. It's not a Disney movie. Throughout history humans have gone through great lengths for their generations to be spared and now we have people who want to coexist with these dangerous animals?! Too much civilization has warped their thinking. They try to pet animals in zoos through the fences and bars. They even climb over them the pet lion and bear or gorilla only to be attacked or killed. Now humans are a subspecies. They are mere prey. There is a clear bred out/lacking instinct in them to survive and protect their young. If man doesn't destroy himself he'll certainly let the animals do it.

[@spiderhands]

You make a good point except the Coyote part, you can't stop Coyotes, another one will always take the place of the one removed, always. There is zero choice but to coexist with Coyotes, trust me humans have tried to exterminate them many years ago with bounties, poisons, any way possible. (A lot of the desire to get rid of them was based on misinformation about their habits) Since most Wolves were killed off they were able to expand fairly easily into old Wolf territories. Wolves tolerate less Coyotes around than Lions will. Mountain lions usually aren't killing Coyotes to eat them, they tend to take out 1/4 of the Coyote population in their area for food competition reasons.

[@a.miller8316]

It's not a "pack". If only our "news" sources could provide accurate information.

[@annieoakslee]

Looking for stray dogs and cats....We see them all the time

[@spiderhands]

They follow Elk herds.... Usually

[@maricadwell6581]

Helpful hints for keeping children Safe: walk to and from school in Groups, be a little noisy too.

[@SteveSummers92688]

Bet he changes his mind real quick on guns and hunting

[@chinacatne4620]

Woooowwwww ... that's WILD !!! i seem to remember & believe that mountain lions tended to live more solitary lives, mating for life the exception & not to run in "packs". I guess we DO continue to learn about things on our own & lives of others rather than shutting down as lives go on & swallowing the narrative, period. I'll take being a pain the ass with a gazillion "WHY" questions than a regular person blind to the chaos & craziness of our everyday lives. Sure do appreciate all these officers & police depts following up as promised with regards to "transparency" & how that was going to bridge the gap. Yeah ... right ~ 😑

[@shari9721]

This isnt a pack , it is a Mother with her cubs .

[@deanstackhouse8775]

5 of them ain't fraud o' nuthin'. Bounty at $500 per rug for your fireplace. First fool to dispute this with "Oh kitty, kitty so cute gets it like the Romans did it. It's real life, not storybook.

[@belladriver258]

People hunt them, if they eat pets they would be there always but lots of hunters with dogs chased these animals to residents because the lions know we won’t shoot them

[@jjohnson8977]

Widelife out in the wild. Crazy 😂

[@sonyab1974]

This is a warning for people! It's dangerous so they have to be careful.

[@joelmadrid2193]

"P ANAMA RELOCATION TOURS!! WITH JACKIE!!🙋 😊 👍❤️👈"

[@cscmolts77]

😂😂😂😂

[@createone100]

Hope they find some trumpers.

[@spiderhands]

Good example of what's wrong with the human race

[@okdiver589]

Call in a dog tracker and have a couple dog teams push them further out away from the city, If there harassed once or twice they will move out of the area being safer for both sides so no harm comes to anyone and no harm comes to the lions.

[@containedhurricane]

Hunt them down. Don't let them devour the children

[@jjohnson8977]

We should do same to you

[@GoNoGoDIY]

🤣🤣🤣🤣did they eat some children?

[@aulandblunt8432]

Mountain lions in the mountains wow shocking.

[@joseduenes9424]

Sorry ass humans Need to leave room for the animals as well We got alligators Mountain lions Gorillas Tigers Bird's Snakes Hippopotamus Dogs Cats Fish The world comes to the sorry ass human beings wanting to take over everything There's nothing left Where animals can live