A mountain lion attacked a man sleeping inside a sleeping bag on Sunday morning close to the Yuba River in Nevada County. The 63-year-old man, whom officials have not named, had driven from the Bay Area to outside Nevada City, where he was planning a multi-day backpacking trip. He hiked a short distance up a trail before laying down in a sleeping bag around 10 p.m. to rest before his next day’s... 

On Friday, May 18, 2012 a mountain lion attacked a group of campers and their dog in the Arizona Tonto National Forest along the Verde River. The mountain lion came out of the bushes and began to attack the dog, Apollo, a 3-year-old lab-pitbull mix. The owner, Brandon Arnold grabbed the skillet they had out for breakfast and beat the lion over the head. With two blows to the mountain lion’s...