Mountain Lion Crawls Under Residential Gate On The Peninsula, Caught On Camera

PORTOLA VALLEY, CA — San Mateo County officials reported Wednesday a "confirmed" mountain lion sighting on the Peninsula that happened this week. The animal was apparently spotted headed into a residential area.

According to county officials, the incident happened overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.

"On September 9th and 10th in the early morning hours, a confirmed sighting of a Mountain Lion was caught on video on the Shady Trail in Portola Valley crawling underneath a residential gate," officials said in an emailed alert. "Please be aware."

Here is some advice recently offered by San Mateo police on how to keep you and your family safe from mountain lions:

• Do not feed deer. It is illegal in California and it will attract mountain lions.
• If you see a mountain lion DO NOT APPROACH IT, especially one that is feeding or with offspring. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation.
• Keep a close watch on small children when hiking or traveling in or about wooded areas.
• If you encounter a mountain lion, do not run; instead, face the animal, make noise and try to look bigger by waving your arms; throw rocks or other objects. Pick up small children.

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