Injured Mountain Lion Cub Rescued From Castaic Neighborhood By Wildlife Officials

CBS LA

January 22, 2026

An injured mountain lion cub was rescued from a Castaic neighborhood on Wednesday, hours after it was spotted lying in the road by neighbors in the area.

The 6-month-old female cub was finally captured after an hours-long chase by California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials. They said that it's still unclear how the cub was injured, but neighbors speculate she might have been hit by a car.

"I look outside and I see the tail," recalled Marcella Marciano-Murphy, who lives in the neighborhood near Hillcrest Parkway and Olympic Street, where the cut was first spotted. "I'm like, 'Oh my God, it's in my front yard!'"

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