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Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park has been closed until further notice due to mountain lion activity.

Researchers and biologists are investigating.

An Orange County park was temporarily shut down Tuesday after two people reported mountain lion sightings the day before.

In one of the incidents, a pair of cyclists filmed a mountain lion following them along a cliffside trail, behavior that wildlife officials described as unusual.

Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park will be closed until further notice “out of an abundance of caution,” OC Parks said in a statement.

Parks staff are working with researchers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and biologists at UC Davis’ Wildlife

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