There’s also chronic wasting disease, a fatal, infectious prion disease that affects deer, elk and moose. Mountain lions and other native carnivores play a critical role in limiting and even ...

Predation was the leading cause of death and mountain lions were responsible for most of the predation. But calf survival increased to 47.5% in 2023 and 52.5% in 2024. Across all three years, elk ...

California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials say the incident is uncommon but not unprecedented, noting that the Shingle Springs area is mountain lion country. "Lions will occasionally ...