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mountain lion climbed up a 35-foot-high wooden power pole Tuesday
afternoon about two miles south of Cougar Buttes in Lucerne Valley on
East End Road. Photo by Staff Writer Peter Day
By Peter Day
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mountain lion climbed up a 35-foot-high wooden power pole Tuesday
afternoon about two miles south of Cougar Buttes in Lucerne Valley on
East End Road. Photo by Staff Writer Peter Day
Staff Writer
Posted Sep. 29, 2015LUCERNE VALLEY — A mountain lion climbed up a 35-foot-high wooden power pole Tuesday afternoon about two miles south of Cougar Buttes in Lucerne Valley on East End Road.
Two California Department of Fish and Game officers, who were parked several hundred yards away, were requesting passersby to not stop. They hoped the animal, which appeared to be a healthy adult, might climb back down from the high voltage wires and go back into the wild.
Apparently the big cat was spooked by dogs, people or another source and scurried to safety up the pole. The mountain lion may choose to wait until the sun goes down to make its escape from the perch, they said.
While mountain lion sightings are not common, the area does have an array of wildlife. Lucerne Valley residents have reported numerous sightings of Mojave Green rattlesnakes and other animals. Just a few miles away, the Magic Jungle Wildlife Sanctuary provides a refuge to a mountain lion, tigers and other big cats.
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