Tranquilized mountain lion falls from Idaho tree, video shows. See what happens next
A young male mountain lion plunged from a tree after if it was tranquilized in southeastern Idaho, a video shows.
The animal had roamed into a neighborhood in Pocatello on April 18, the city police department said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
It was then spotted in a tree, police said.
Police responded to the area until Idaho Fish and Game arrived.
A young male mountain lion made its way into a Pocatello, ID, neighborhood on April 18, 2024. Idaho Fish and Game with...
Posted by Idaho Fish and Game Southeast Region on Friday, April 19, 2024
Wildlife officers darted the animal with a tranquilizer and waited below the tree with a tarp.
A video shows the animal nosedive from the tree, then land onto the tarp.
The healthy mountain lion was given a reversal drug to “help the lion recover,” wildlife officials said in a Facebook post.
It was removed from the area and released back into the mountains outside the city, another video shows.
Pocatello is about a 235-mile drive southeast from Boise.
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