A rash of mountain lion sightings near Eureka may be technology’s faultA mountain lion was seen on a homeowner’s video camera last week near a residential area outside Eureka. The footage was shared on social media to alert neighbors.The sighting adds to a growing number of reports along Humboldt County’s forest or greenbelt’s edge, where redwood habitat meets neighborhoods from Freshwater to McKinleyville. Mountain lions are native and typically avoid people, but officials say residents should take precautions and report unusual behavior.“They’re very common in the northwest part of the state, and they always have been,” said Peter Tira, spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “What’s changed is the technology. Twenty‑five years ago, a lion could walk through someone’s backyard at three in the morning and nobody knew. Now everyone has security cameras, trail cameras, Ring cameras, and all these lions are being captured on video and shared on social media.”Keep Reading
