Two young mountain lions returned to the wild after receiving months of care at the San Diego Humane Society.
The cubs arrived at the San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center in March and were in rehabilitation after being found alone and malnourished.
The cubs were released in San Diego County on Sept. 18 after undergoing a rehabilitation program designed to minimize human interaction and prepare them for independent survival, according to a news release from the San Diego Humane Society.
"We're incredibly proud of the work our team and partners have done to give these cubs a second chance," the society's wildlife operations manager, Autumn Welch, said in a statement. "Releasing them back into their native habitat is the ultimate goal -- and a major success story for mounta