Mountain lion euthanized in Northern California, Yuba County sheriff says
A mountain lion that killed domestic goats in the Sierra Nevada foothills was euthanized by authorities on Wednesday, according to law enforcement officials.
The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that a mountain lion on Monday was seen entering a residential property in Camptonville, roughly 37 miles north of Grass Valley off Highway 49, where it was responsible for the death of four goats on the property.
Those who live on the property operate an in-home daycare near Camptonville Elementary School in the 15000 block of Cleveland Avenue. The property owners tried to deter the mountain lion from entering their land, according to sheriff’s officials. On Wednesday, the mountain lion was spotted on Cleveland Avenue, where residents tried to “haze the animal without success,” the news release said.
The Sheriff’s Department called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to respond to the scene given the proximity to children and threat to public safety. The mountain lion was located and euthanized.
The last mountain lion attack involving a person on record came last September in Malibu Creek State Park in Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. That came months after the fatal attack involving of brothers in El Dorado County in March 2024 that resulted in the death of 21-year-old Taylen Brooks.
