Video footage surfaced showing the lion leaping over a wall before attacking the victims in a residential area.

What to do if you encounter a mountain lion First and most importantly: stay calm. “Most cougars want to avoid humans,” says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Give a cougar ...

There may be a cougar roaming around Rochester, according to members of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

A viral video that appeared to show a mountain lion roaming a Rochester neighborhood has sparked some concern — and a wave of online creativity. See the funny images.

According to the DEC, there is no native, self-sustaining population of mountain lions (also called cougars or eastern cougars) in New York. They once roamed the state — especially the Adirondacks — ...