MOUNTAIN LION Warning - 1/16/2026, 7:00pm

Posted on 01/16/2026

• Mountain Lion • SYLMAR - Wildlife Warning •

TODAY - Friday, January 16th, 2026, 7:00pm (approx)

One of our local Mountain Lions has been spotted roaming in the neighborhood above El Cariso Park

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Sylmar neighbors,

 As we know living in this wonderful community, we are cohabitating with an abundance of wildlife. Coyotes, raccoons, opossums, the occasional bear, and lately a fairly large mountain lion. (Perhaps a couple of them.)

Safety is always the priority!

 Safety for ourselves, our families, our pets, the community, and of course safety for these wild animals.

Please use the following information to help provide education and safety for all of Sylmar and its occupants.

Thank you,

Kurt Cabrera-Miller

President,

Sylmar Neighborhood Council

 

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If you are in immediate DANGER call 911 

Helpful Links and Education -

• California Fish & Wildlife Informational - https://www.sylmarneighborhoodcouncil.org/assets/photos/13/page65a051fcab775.pdf
• Mountain Lion Conversation Program - https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Mountain-Lion
• Mountain Lion Life History - https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=2607&inline
• Mountain Lion Range Map - https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=2608&inline
• Video / Public Safety / Mountain Lion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od-jiR7NC-c
• Video / Natural History / Mountain Lion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kjwvbgh0Pc 
• Wildlife Damage Management - https://wildlife-damage-management.extension.org/mountain-lion/#General_Biology.2C_Reproduction.2C_and_Behavior
• DOWNLOADABLE "KEEP ME WILD" POSTER - https://www.sylmarneighborhoodcouncil.org/assets/photos/13/page65a05382b55a4.png

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