How crazy is this!!! Honey I think i saw a lion chasing the dogs outside...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- El Paso County deputies have received a report of an African lion on the loose in the eastern part of the county.
Sheriff's Lt. Lari Sevene said the l first call came in of large cat chasing several dogs through a field off of Log Road. That call came in at 7:35 a.m. The resident told deputies the cat had a red mane and a big tail. He showed them a photo of the big cat.
A second sighting was reported after the first and a second resident took a picture of the cat.
A reverse-911 alert went out to residents in the Falcon Highway and Log Road area to let them know about the animal. A second call will go out when the coast is clear.
Sevene said deputies haven't seen the animal, but State wildlife officers found tracks of the lion, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Michael Seraphin, of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, told the Gazette that the two photos taken by residents and tracks found by DOW officers confirm the animal is an African lion and not a courgar.
Big Cats of Serenity Springs, a sanctuary that houses lions, tigers, leopards and other animals about 5 miles away, told 7NEWS that none of its cats are missing and they have checked several times.
The area where the lion was spotted in sparsley populated, with pockets of mobile homes and livestock.
Anyone who sees the lion is asked to call the El Paso County Sheriff's Office at 719-390-5555.
The animal was last spotted around 10 a.m., about a mile southwest of the original sighting.
Officials are waiting for a police helicopter to search from the air.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- El Paso County deputies have received a report of an African lion on the loose in the eastern part of the county.
Sheriff's Lt. Lari Sevene said the l first call came in of large cat chasing several dogs through a field off of Log Road. That call came in at 7:35 a.m. The resident told deputies the cat had a red mane and a big tail. He showed them a photo of the big cat.
A second sighting was reported after the first and a second resident took a picture of the cat.
A reverse-911 alert went out to residents in the Falcon Highway and Log Road area to let them know about the animal. A second call will go out when the coast is clear.
Sevene said deputies haven't seen the animal, but State wildlife officers found tracks of the lion, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Michael Seraphin, of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, told the Gazette that the two photos taken by residents and tracks found by DOW officers confirm the animal is an African lion and not a courgar.
Big Cats of Serenity Springs, a sanctuary that houses lions, tigers, leopards and other animals about 5 miles away, told 7NEWS that none of its cats are missing and they have checked several times.
The area where the lion was spotted in sparsley populated, with pockets of mobile homes and livestock.
Anyone who sees the lion is asked to call the El Paso County Sheriff's Office at 719-390-5555.
The animal was last spotted around 10 a.m., about a mile southwest of the original sighting.
Officials are waiting for a police helicopter to search from the air.
1 Comments:
That is crazy! Honestly, if my husband told me he saw a lion I would, without a doubt, think he was insane. I hope no one loses a dog today.
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