Mountain lions are known by many names: panthers, pumas, cougars, and catamounts, for example. However, there is one moniker that perfectly describes one of their more unusual characteristics: the mountain screamer. This name refers to their incredibly ...

Whether its video showing a possible mountain lion in Rochester, seemingly unexplained booms in Webster, or some spooky tales of the SUNY Geneseo campus, here are some of the biggest mysteries of 2025.

Caught between wolves, mountain lions and grizzly bears, elk are struggling to fend off predators. A trail camera video shows the elk's desperation as

Two decades ago, Zara McDonald was on a run in Marin near Mount Tamalpais around dusk when a mountain lion suddenly appeared above her, just 5 feet away — and stared at her. Its eyes then fixed on something behind her, and the mountain lion disappeared ...

For the second time in just a few days, residents in northern Fairfield have reported unnerving encounters with a mountain lion prowling through residential neighborhoods — prompting city officials and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to ...

Boulder police are warning people in their Colorado community after a mountain lion attacked and killed a small dog on Friday night. It happened in the 2400 block of Balsam Avenue in the northern part of Boulder. Some residents of the city said the ...

MALIBU — A mountain lion attacked and wounded an 11-year-old girl outside her family’s home in Malibu, California, then chased her mother before it was scared off, authorities said Monday. RELATED: California is natural habitat for mountain lions.