After a resident in the SaddleBrooke area caught a photo of a mountain lion on Saturday, the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Game and Fish Department is using the sighting as a teachable moment for locals.
The mountain lion has been spotted in the area three times over the last eight days, Game and Fish spokesman Mark Hart says, adding that the mountain lion hasn’t approached or hurt anyone.
Raw video of mountain lion in Saddlebrooke area Saturday. in area today posting signs, distributing brochures and interviewing residents. Call 623-236-7201 ASAP 24&7 if seen again, haze out of the area if possible safely. Video, photo Tweeted before, by Leroy Johnson
— AZ Game & Fish Dept (@azgfdTucson)
Hart says mountain lion sightings are common in the area and the number of sightings hasn’t increased. However, it’s rare for Game and Fish to receive photographic evidence of the sightings.
Officials decided to take advantage of the photos and use them to teach Tucsonans what to do in the event they see a mountain lion.
Game and Fish recommends standing tall, maintaining eye contact, waving your arms and yelling.
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Officials were also in the area Monday to hang up signs, pass out brochures and speak with residents.Â
To report sightings, call Game and Fish at 623-236-7201. More information can be found at
23 photos of wildlife babies in Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥:
33 photos of wildlife babies in Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
Backyard bobcats
David Burford snapped some photos of a mama bobcat and her three kittens in the backyard of his Oro Valley home.
Backyard bobcats
David Burford snapped some photos of a mama bobcat and her three kittens in the backyard of his Oro Valley home.
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Steve and Sandy Sutherland caught this fawn outside their far east-side home. Mark Hart, spokesman for the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Game and Fish Department, says the animal could be a mule deer.Â
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Bobcat kitten on the wall
Mom with her 3 owlets
Great horned owl in midtown with her 3 baby owlets
Quail Chicks
One week old quail chicks run with their mother at amazing speed even in 100+ Tucson temperatures.
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Bobcat kittens in a tree
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Linda Wallace-Gray took this photo this spring at her home in the Tucson Mountains. "This female javelina had twins although only one is in this picture. If you look closely this baby was just born as it still has its cord. ÊShe is a very attentive and caring mother. ÊThe herd comes by regularly and are very fun to watch." Submitted by Linda Wallace-Gray.
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Mom and Baby Mourning Dove
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Bobcat kitten in a tree
Mama and baby
A female Bobcat and her cub rested in the shade of a shrub for an hour or so, in a patio yard in Green Valley, AZ
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Carrie Robin took this photo Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
This is one of 14 quail that I rescued after opening my front door and seeing a bobcat, on our front patio, eating the mother who sat on her eggs for weeks...that night I came home and 9 were hatched. I fed them then took them and the remaining eggs to the wildlife sanctuary...with one hatching in the car on the way!!! Just thought it was cute!!! and this baby is not even 24 hours old!!!! look how big already!!!Â
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ snakes
A tiny baby snake the size of a quarter
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Bobcat kitten on the ground
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Came home from a short trip to find this mama raising her family in our courtyard right outside front door! She had triplets but one of the babies got stuck in our gate and died. She was fiercely protective of her remaining two and put them in the tree every morning as she hunted. They spent the heat of the day sleeping and playing in the cool, right at our front door!
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Bobcat kitten napping on our porch
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Baby Javelina with mom
Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Wildlife Babies
Baby bunny taking refuge behind flower pot.
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
Ocelot pair near Divisaderos, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
Ocelot pair near Divisaderos, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
Puma kitten near Nácori Chico, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
A pair of pumas near Divisaderos, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
A pair of pumas near Divisaderos, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
A Panthera near Granados, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
A Panthera near Granados, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer and fawn near Divisaderos, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer and fawn in Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer and fawn in Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer in Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer near Divisaderos, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer near Divisaderos, Sonora
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
Coatis near Divisaderos, Sonora
Contact reporter Gloria Knott at gknott@tucson.com or 573-4235. On Twitter: @gloriaeknott
Gloria Knott
#ThisIsTucson Editor
