Idaho Wildlife Technician Films Close Encounter with Mountain Lion

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A wildlife technician caught on video the moment she encountered an adult mountain lion and two juveniles

In the footage, she backed away slowly while shouting and sounding an air horn — all recommended practices in a situation like this, per Idaho Fish and Game

Mountain lion encounters are generally rare because their gut reaction is usually to flee from humans, the department said

A wildlife technician walked into an alarming encounter with a mountain lion.

In the southwest region of the state in the Owyhees in Idaho, a wildlife technician was on the way to conduct an investigation into the cause of death of a GPS-collared mule deer buck. When she got close to the carcass, though, she realized an adult mountain lion and two juveniles were around the dead buck.

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