Here is a bit of zoological journalistic mush that will cause the hair on the back of your neck to stand on end, it got my attention.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO - A family was stunned when a mountain lion entered their home early Monday morning, killing one of their dogs right beside their bed, and carried the pet off into the night. The dog was a 12-year-old yellow lab .
This lion entered the home to snatch a family pet for dinner, exiting an open patio door where it had entered the house actually caring off the 72-pound dog.
Wildlife officers found the dog's body about 300 yards from the home and set a trap for the lion. Early Tuesday morning, the lion returned and went into the trap. Wildlife officers then euthanized the lion.
The lion was so bold that it was entirely capable of coming into a house to kill a child.
"We had no choice," said a spokesperson for the DOW. "This animal was dangerous."
Townspeople in Idledale agree this lion was getting more aggressive and had no fear of people. Many people have seen the animal and several have had very close encounters.
Wildlife officers say the foothills along the Front Range are lion country, and a large number of big cats live there.
There are more than a dozen lions with GPS tracking collars in and around Estes Park that make frequent kills in the Estes Park area
