Crime & Safety
Mountain Lion Cubs Seen Walking in Downtown Half Moon Bay
The two siblings were seen in the city on Sunday and then spotted again on the Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail.
SAN MATEO COUNTY -- Two mountain lion cubs were spotted Monday on the Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail between Poplar Beach and the Ritz Carlton hotel in Half Moon Bay, mere hours after two cubs were seen walking past downtown Half Moon Bay.
More specific information on where along the trail they were see was not revealed, and state Department of Fish and Wildlife officials asked the public to stay away from the trail for the immediate future.
2/17/19 after 7pm these 2 cute YOUNG mountain lions took a stroll downtown in #HalfMoonBay. They were not aggressive & seemed to be enjoying the heat from the SMCSO patrol cars. Please use caution anytime you see mountain lions.@CaliforniaDFW monitored the siblings for safety. pic.twitter.com/AfWVEuBNAZ
— San Mateo County S.O (@SMCSheriff) February 18, 2019
Monday's sighting along the trail follows Sunday night's sighting of two young mountain lions near downtown Half Moon Bay. There was no official statement as to whether Sunday night's pair may have been the same two spotted Monday on the trail.
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Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via San Mateo County Sheriff's Dept.
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