As many Arizonans were preparing holiday feasts, one Pima County resident noticed a feast of another kind taking place in his backyard.
In the wee hours of the Monday before Christmas, the security camera outside Jack Welch's house north of Oro Valley recorded a mountain lion crossing the yard. Stunning both Welch and his wife, the cat returned that evening to dine on a dead coyote it left under their porch.
News reports say Welch eventually bagged and removed the coyote carcass, and the cat has not been seen since.
Earlier this month, Tiffany Foster, another Pima County resident, faced a similarly close encounter with a mountain lion while camping in Saguaro National Park. She recorded the encounter and posted it on YouTube. The 10-minute clip shows a frightened cat in the top of a tree, above Foster's campsite, while she tries to scare it off. In the end, a group of scrub jays successfully ushered the cat away. After receiving word from the National Park Service that she should leave the campsite, Foster made her exit.
Here's how you can stay safe in a mountain lion encounter
In the wee hours of the Monday before Christmas, the security camera outside Jack Welch's house north of Oro Valley recorded a mountain lion crossing the yard. Stunning both Welch and his wife, the cat returned that evening to dine on a dead coyote it left under their porch.
News reports say Welch eventually bagged and removed the coyote carcass, and the cat has not been seen since.
Earlier this month, Tiffany Foster, another Pima County resident, faced a similarly close encounter with a mountain lion while camping in Saguaro National Park. She recorded the encounter and posted it on YouTube. The 10-minute clip shows a frightened cat in the top of a tree, above Foster's campsite, while she tries to scare it off. In the end, a group of scrub jays successfully ushered the cat away. After receiving word from the National Park Service that she should leave the campsite, Foster made her exit.
Here's how you can stay safe in a mountain lion encounter