A woman from Idaho who breaks a dog fight realizes that we are a juvenile

MACKAY, ID – A woman who thought she was breaking the fight between two dogs soon realized that she was holding a much more dangerous animal.

On January 30, the woman's own puppy got entangled in what she thought was another dog in front of her house in Mackay, Idaho, she separated the two, according to the department's fishing and fishing in Idaho. Looking at the other animal, she realized that it was actually a juvenile mountain lion.

She then held her dog and the mountain lion and shouted to her husband to enter the house with a gun. According to the department, he "quickly" came to the outside and shot the mountain lion while she was holding on.

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According to officials, a Fish and Game official recaptured the mountain lion for "testing" to determine if the disease may have played a role in the lion's behavior, "said one official. According to the ministry, the most recent incident was the third case of a mountain lion attacking a dog in Idaho in January alone, according to the ministry. A second incident occurred near Ketchum and the dog involved in the third incident near Bellevue died as a result of his injuries.

In Colorado, a runner strangled a mountain lion that attacked him earlier this week, according to a Colorado Parks press release. Wildlife.

Wildlife officials in Idaho warned people living near the deer in winter that mountain lions were likely to be nearby. The ministry warned people likely to come into contact with a mountain lion not to run, turn their backs on the lion, squat or hide.

Officials advised people encountering a mountain lion to stay facing the lion and slowly move away from it. leave the animal an emergency exit. People should also try to look as tall as possible by standing on a rock or stump, raising their arms and standing next to each other.

If the lion does not leave the area, people must shout, wave their arms and throw objects. said the officials. In case of attack, people are advised to defend themselves by staying on their feet and using sticks, pebbles, a backpack, their hands or even a fog against the bears.

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