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Mountain Lion Warning at LBL

A lion and her cubs were spotted Friday morning between buildings 65 and 88.

Ofificials at Lawrence Berkeley Lab are warning employees to avoid using isolated stairs and walkways at dusk after a mountain lion with cubs was spotted roaming between lab buildings Friday morning. 

UC police warned the campus community in July about multiple sightings of a mountain lion with cubs near Gayley Road. 

Here is the email from the LBL communications department: 

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"A sighting of a female mountain lion with her cubs was confirmed
between Buildings 65 and 88 early this morning. Mountain lions
generally exist where deer are found, as was the case this morning.
Warning signs have been placed at walkways and gate entrances. As a
precaution, the use of isolated stairs/walkways at dusk, night, or
dawn is discouraged. Warning signs have been placed at all Lab gates.
To limit an interaction with a mountain lion, avoid hiking or jogging
in the undeveloped areas of the Lab alone or at dawn, dusk or night.
If you see a mountain lion, immediately call 7-911 from any Lab phone
or 911 from any cell phone.Go here for more information."

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