Sonoma County CA lion in backyard redwood

[Emily]

from the local tv station KSWT
http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S= ... enu613_2_6

Mountain lion captured in Sonoma Valley backyard

Associated Press - May 23, 2008 2:54 PM ET

AGUA CALIENTE, Calif. (AP) - Sonoma Valley residents are breathing a sigh of relief after a mountain lion spotted in one neighborhood was captured and removed from the area.

A resident of Agua Caliente (AW-gwuh caw-lee-'EHN-tay) called the sheriff's department yesterday to report the large cat lounging in the branches of a redwood tree in a backyard.

Authorities secured the area and asked neighbors to stay indoors. Deputies then shot the 60-pound animal with a tranquilizer dart, placed it in a wooden crate and hauled it away.

Biologists will evaluate the mountain lion before releasing it in a wildlife preserve.