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San Mateo, CA Police Department
Monday August 21st, 2023 :: 10:27 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Second Mountain Lion Sighting in Two Days is Not. It's a Bobcat.

UPDATE: The second mountain lion sighting is actually a bobcat. 
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We received another mountain lion sighting last night, but this time in the 4000 block of Kingridge Dr. At approximately 6:26pm, a homeowner reported seeing a mountain lion in his backyard. The big cat then traveled to a nearby parking lot where the pic below was taken. An area check was conducted, but we were unable to locate the mountain lion. After numerous people viewed the photo depicted, it was determined to be a bobcat and not a mountain lion. 

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San Mateo, CA Police Department
200 Franklin Pkwy
San Mateo, CA 94403

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