"Outdoor home security cameras caught the mountain lions, a mama and her offspring, wandering around a home nestled in a hilly, forested subdivision of Monte Rio on video on Jan. 21. Residents Rick and Nancy Lopes, who shared the videos with The Press Democrat, said they were awoken just before 3 a.m. by their phones alerting them that movement had been detected on the outdoor camera. Nancy Lopes said the animals were first spotted on their cameras walking by the home's front entrance under the deck before they jumped the fence and took a lap through their backyard."
"The videos followed a similar sighting on Jan. 19 at another property in the neighborhood that caused alarm among residents like Robert O'Shaughnessy, who first alerted The Press Democrat to the animals. O'Shaughnessy, who said he's only seen one mountain lion in the 12 years he's lived in Monte Rio, first saw the videos of the animals in a neighborhood group chat. O'Shaughnessy said his initial reaction was excitement, followed by trepidation. "It's like a wildlife safari outside the window," he said. "It was only later talking to neighbors where people were expressing fear, and (asking) should we be afraid?""
""They were just walking circles in our yard, making themselves very comfortable," she said. "It was thrilling, it was exciting, it was scary.""
A mama mountain lion and her offspring were captured on outdoor security cameras roaming a hilly, forested Monte Rio subdivision on Jan. 21. The animals walked past a home's front entrance under the deck, jumped a fence and circled through the backyard before moving away when outdoor lights were turned on. Residents Rick and Nancy Lopes were alerted by motion-detection on their phones just before 3 a.m. Similar footage appeared from another property on Jan. 19, prompting neighborhood alarm. Longtime residents reported rare sightings in over a decade of living there. Neighbors expressed concern for pet safety and personal fear.
Read at The Mercury News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]