More information can be found online by clicking here.Ĭontact Glenn Puit by email at Follow on Twitter.Locals have been on high alert after hearing the news of a mountain lion roaming in a Las Vegas Valley neighborhood near Hualapai Way and Desert Inn Road, reported 8 News Now. ■ In the unlikely scenario the animal attacks you, always fight back. ■ If a lion is aggressive, throw stones, branches or whatever you can get your hands on without crouching down or turning your back. Raise your arms or hiking sticks above your head. ■ Back away slowly, and do not turn your back to the animal. Since they are predators, running from a mountain lion may trigger them to run after you. ■ Do not approach a lion, especially one with kittens or one that has been feeding. ■ Always make noise when recreating outside in mountain lion country. Keep in mind that if you feed prey species you will also attract the predators. Precautions include never feeding lions, coyotes or other wildlife. ■ Pet owners are encouraged to supervise their animals when they are outside, especially at dawn and dusk. Meanwhile, here are some safety tips from NDOW should you encounter a mountain lion: Las Vegas police said they have no recent reports of mountain lion sightings. We are hoping it will get over it real fast and go back to where it needs to be.” But at this point it is really just a guess as to what it has got going on and why it came into town. “That could be an attractant and that is why it is here. “When you take our modern master-planned community design, we’ve added water to the desert, we’ve added vegetation to the desert, and it attracts the small critters and water birds that a mountain lion can and will eat, especially a juvenile lion,” Nielsen said. He said mountain lions are known to wander, especially juvenile cats, as they look for a territory where they can be dominant. “We don’t have any way to confirm that without a DNA marker or a collar,” Nielsen said. Nielsen said wildlife experts don’t know if the cat is the same one spotted in the Summerlin area recently. That sighting prompted a stir on social media and more warnings to watch out for your small pets. “They (mountain lions) are most active at dawn and dusk.”Īuthorities said that a month ago a mountain lion was captured on a security camera near Hualapai Way and West Desert Inn Road. “The biggest thing around homes, what people need to do, is keep track of your pets, especially your smaller ones,” Nielsen said. NDOW is looking into this report as well. Nielsen said a resident in the area also reported seeing the mountain lion Tuesday. “He doesn’t seem to be acting aggressively.” “He just seems to be wandering through once in a while,” Nielsen said. The sightings were confirmed via images from a security camera, Nielsen said. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) mountain lion has been spotted at least three times in the Summerlin area in recent days, but wildlife experts aren’t sure if it is the same cat captured on camera in the west Las Vegas Valley a month ago.ĭoug Nielsen, conservation and education supervisor for the Nevada Department of Wildlife in Las Vegas, said a mountain lion was confirmed to be in the area of West Flamingo Road and the 215 Beltway on three consecutive mornings late last week. In this July 18, 2020, file photo, a mountain lion lays on the ground after getting tranquilized at The Paseos community near Alta Drive and Fox Hill Drive in Las Vegas.