UN Firemen rescue big cat from tree - Consider that pussy grabbed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47274378

A very large cat has been rescued from a tree near a property in California after the homeowner saw it while working in the garden, officials say.

US firefighters arrived at the property in San Bernardino after the mountain lion - or cougar - was spotted perched on a branch about 50ft (15m) high.

The area was then secured and the animal was tranquilised and lowered to the ground using a harness.

It was released back into the wild following an assessment by biologists.

"It is common for young mountain lions to wander outside what some would consider normal habitat in an attempt to establish their territory," said Kevin Brennan, a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Image copyrightCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Image captionFirefighters arrived within minutes to extract the animal
The department's warden, Rick Fischer, said that extracting the animal would have been difficult had the firefighters not turned up within several minutes on Saturday afternoon with a ladder.

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"Leaving the lion in the tree would not have been safe for the community," Mr Fischer added in a statement posted on the San Bernardino County Fire Facebook account.

Image copyrightCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Image captionThe mountain lion was released back into the wild after it regained consciousness
Cougars, also known as mountain lions, panthers or pumas, are members of the wild cat family. They live across the Americas, from British Columbia to Argentina.

Mountain lion attacks are rare, with fewer than a dozen people killed in more than a century, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials.

Instances of attacks are often seen among sick or starving lions, which normally are elusive and tend to avoid humans.

Earlier this month, a man running on a popular park trail in the mountains of northern Colorado killed a mountain lion after it pounced on him from behind.

That old cliché just got metal.

 

[The Last Stand]

That should be on a magazine. How adorable.

 

[break these cuffs]

That second picture is ripe for a Fireman Has Pussy in the Bag headline.

 

[oldTireWater]

Is "rescue" really the right word here?

 

[break these cuffs]

Is "rescue" really the right word here?

I think it's appropriate because they'll definitely kill it if it keeps coming around. Getting Steve French out of there so he lives on and can show a pretty lady lion his big package is the right move.

 

[AF 802]

you could say they... grabbed the tree by the pussy.

 

[1Tonka_Truck]

with fewer than a dozen people killed in more than a century, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials

I'm sure there have been a dozen fatal attacks since 1990. Search results are fucked by the guy that strangled one to death, but wikipedia says 11. Not surprised most of the victims are women and kids.

 

[RG 448]

"It is common for young mountain lions to wander outside what some would consider normal habitat in an attempt to establish their territory,"

My housecat does the same thing. Make no mistake, thousands of years of domestication altered nothing but the size.

 

[Haramburger]

Cat's lucky it didn't get punched to death by a jogger before being relocated tbh.