{"id":838581,"date":"2026-09-06T16:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T16:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/838581\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T16:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T16:08:15","slug":"mountain-lion-spotted-in-san-francisco-golden-gate-park-panhandle-at-fell-and-baker-streets-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/838581\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain lion spotted in San Francisco Golden Gate Park Panhandle at Fell and Baker streets, authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management issued an alert Saturday night warning that a mountain lion had been spotted at the eastern end of Golden Gate Park&#8217;s Panhandle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The alert said the cat was spotted near Fell Street and Baker Street in the North of Panhandle neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Animal Care and Control is on scene,&#8221; the emergency department said. &#8220;If you see the mountain lion, slowly back away, do not run.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Anyone encountering a mountain lion was advised to pick up any children with them and keep dogs on a leash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">MORE: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/mountain-lion-safety-attack-what-to-do-if-you-see-a\/2456514\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What to do if you come face-to-face with a mountain lion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mountain lions have been spotted in several parts of the Bay Area. Here&#8217;s what you should do if you come face-to-face with a wild cat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;If the mountain lion approaches, make yourself &#8216;big,&#8217; wave your arms, shout, throw something, and again, do not run,&#8221; the agency said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In January, a young mountain lion was spotted near Lafayette Park and a day later in the Pacific Heights neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">MORE: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/video-mountain-lion-spotted-san-franciscos-pac-heights-neighborhood\/18482291\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Officials capture mountain lion that&#8217;s been prowling SF&#8217;s Pac Heights neighborhood<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It was subsequently tranquilized by San Francisco Animal Care and Control and moved to a natural environment, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright  2026 by Bay City News, Inc. Republication, re-transmission or reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. Is prohibited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management issued an alert Saturday night warning that a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":838582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[355164,79,201],"class_list":["post-838581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-355164","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838581","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=838581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}