{"id":794528,"date":"2026-07-31T02:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/794528\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T02:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:16:10","slug":"possible-mountain-lion-sighting-reported-near-residential-homes-in-mapleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/794528\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible mountain lion sighting reported near residential homes in Mapleton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">MAPLETON, N.D. (Valley News Live) &#8211; Mapleton resident reported seeing what they believed to be a mountain lion near Annie\u2019s Lane Wednesday morning, according to the Cass County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The sheriff\u2019s office was notified of the report around 8:30 a.m. However, the sighting has not been confirmed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The sheriff\u2019s office is working with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n<p>What authorities are saying<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The department said without physical evidence, it is difficult to confirm or rule out a reported mountain lion sighting. The department also noted that while sightings are uncommon, mountain lions can occasionally be seen anywhere in the state.<\/p>\n<p>What residents should do<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Residents are encouraged to remain aware of their surroundings. If a mountain lion is observed, authorities say not to approach it \u2014 instead, maintain a safe distance and call 911.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KVLY. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MAPLETON, N.D. (Valley News Live) &#8211; Mapleton resident reported seeing what they believed to be a mountain lion&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":794529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-794528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}